ArticleJournal of spine surgery (Hong Kong)2020
Survey of lumbar discectomy practices: 10 years in the making.
Article in Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Postoperative Pain Management After Lumbar Discectomy. A Systematic Review With Meta-Analyses and Trial Sequential Analyses.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Prospective same day discharge instrumented lumbar spine surgery - a forty patient consecutive series.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2024Article
- Incidental Durotomy Repair in Lumbar Spine Surgery: Institutional Experience and Review of Literature.Global spine journal · 2024Article
- Minimally Invasive Tubular Lumbar Discectomy Versus Conventional Open Lumbar Discectomy: An Observational Study From the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network.Global spine journal · 2023Article
- Temporal trends in neurosurgical volume and length of stay in a public healthcare system: A decade in review with a focus on the COVID-19 pandemic.Surgical neurology international · 2023Article
- An assessment of the variation in the practice of lumbar discectomy and its role in axial back pain.Journal of craniovertebral junction & spineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundLumbar discectomy is a common spinal procedure. The purpose of this survey is to ascertain neurosurgeons' practices in the surgical management of one-level lumbar discectomies in the Canadian adult population and to determine changes over a 10-year period.
methodsOne-page questionnaire distributed electronically to neurosurgeons in Canada and results were compared with similarly completed survey from 2007.
resultsA total of 109 completed surveys were returned representing 43.8% response rate. This is compared to 112 completed surveys in 2007 reaching 64.4% response rate. Statistically significant differences between the two points in time were noted. There was an increase in spine fellowship training [26 (33.3%) 2017
conclusionsOur survey identified changes in practice patterns amongst Canadian neurosurgeons with respect to performing one-level lumbar discectomy over the past 10 years. These changes include increased preference for minimally invasive surgical technique, same-day discharge and sooner return to work. Randomized trials would be helpful to provide evidence regarding which practices are associated with better outcomes.
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