Frailty Predicts Postoperative Functional Outcomes After Microsurgical Resection of Ruptured Brain Arteriovenous Malformations in Older Patients

G Barros, RD Sen, M McGrath, D Nistal, LN Sekhar… - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the effectiveness of the modified Frailty Index–5 (mFI-5) in predicting
postoperative functional outcome after microsurgical resection of ruptured brain …

Patient frailty association with cerebral arteriovenous malformation microsurgical outcomes and development of custom risk stratification score: an analysis of 16,721 …

OY Tang, AI Bajaj, K Zhao, JK Liu - Neurosurgical focus, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Patient frailty is associated with poorer perioperative outcomes for several
neurosurgical procedures. However, comparative accuracy between different frailty metrics …

Microsurgical resection of brain arteriovenous malformations in the elderly: outcomes analysis and risk stratification

JK Burkhardt, GF Lasker, EA Winkler, H Kim… - Journal of …, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Few outcomes studies have been published on microsurgical resection of
arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in elderly patients, and most are limited by a small …

Surgical selection and outcomes among elderly patients with brain arteriovenous malformations

JK Burkhardt, EA Winkler, JS Catapano… - Neurosurgical …, 2020 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Studies of resection of brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in the elderly
population are scarce. This study examined factors influencing patient selection and surgical …

New predictive model for microsurgical outcome of intracranial arteriovenous malformations: study protocol

X Tong, J Wu, Y Cao, Y Zhao, S Wang - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Although microsurgical resection is currently the first-line treatment modality for
arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), microsurgery of these lesions is complicated due to …

Timing of microsurgical resection for ruptured brain arteriovenous malformations: a propensity score–matched analysis using prospective single-center registry data

Y Zhang, Y Chen, H Han, L Ma, R Li, Z Li, D Yan… - Journal of …, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The optimal microsurgical timing in ruptured brain arteriovenous malformations
(AVMs) is not well understood and is surrounded by controversy. This study aimed to …

Effect of presenting hemorrhage on outcome after microsurgical resection of brain arteriovenous malformations

MT Lawton, R Du, MN Tran, AS Achrol… - …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that patients with unruptured arteriovenous malformations
(AVMs) at presentation have an increased risk of deterioration compared with patients with …

The Ruptured Arteriovenous Malformation Grading Scale (RAGS): an extension of the Hunt and Hess scale to predict clinical outcome for patients with ruptured brain …

MA Silva, PMR Lai, R Du, MA Aziz-Sultan… - Neurosurgery, 2020 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) rupture is highly morbid. Outcomes after
AVM rupture differ from other types of brain hemorrhage. There are no specific widely used …

External validation of the Ruptured Arteriovenous Malformation Grading Scale (RAGS) in a multicenter adult cohort

L Antkowiak, M Rogalska, P Stogowski, P Bruzzaniti… - Acta …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose While Ruptured Arteriovenous Malformation Grading Scale (RAGS) has
recently been validated in children, the literature lacks validation on adults exclusively …

A supplementary grading scale for selecting patients with brain arteriovenous malformations for surgery

MT Lawton, H Kim, CE McCulloch, B Mikhak… - …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Patient age, hemorrhagic presentation, nidal diffuseness, and deep
perforating artery supply are important factors when selecting patients with brain …