Craniotomy

Steroid use for at least 10 days before surgery was significantly associated with infectious and noninfectious complications, hospital readmissions and mortality in patients undergoing craniotomy for brain tumors, according to research.

PHILADELPHIA — Diffuse axonal injury-type lesions in postoperative MRI can predict poor outcomes for children with severe traumatic brain injury, a presenter said at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting.