Contemporary trends in extracranial-intracranial bypass utilization: analysis of data from 2008 to 2016.

CONCLUSIONS: The authors observed a decrease in the utilization of EC-IC bypass for COD during the study period. An increase in the rate of adverse discharges was also noted, coinciding with more procedures being performed at lower-volume centers.
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Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - November 14, 2019 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Alvi MA, Rinaldo L, Kerezoudis P, Rangel-Castilla L, Bydon M, Cloft H, Lanzino G Tags: J Neurosurg Source Type: research