Effect of hemostasis and electrosurgery on the development and evolution of brain tumor surgery in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Vender, John R.; Miller, Jason R.; Rekito, Andy; McDonnell, Dennis E.

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“…1 . Similarly, Vender et al17 , references Dr Cushing from 1911 who favoured a warm IF temperature (table1). This assertion has no corresponding empirical evidence and This article is protected by copyright.…”

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Optimal Temperature of Irrigation Fluid for Hemostasis in Neurosurgery: A Narrative Literature Review

Bretherton,

Baker,

Eftekhar

2023

J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg

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Haemostasis in neurosurgery is crucial to patient and surgery outcomes, with many techniques developed for this. One area that is not appropriately characterised despite continuous anecdotal evidence, is the use of irrigation fluid (IF) temperature and its effects on stemming haemorrhages. Given the ubiquitous use of IF in neurosurgery for clearing blood from the surgical field, it is useful to explore its role as a haemostat and whether or not the temperature of IF influences its haemostatic capacity. This review explored the literature for an optimal temperature of irrigation for haemostasis in neurosurgery. Methods: Database searches were conducted using MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science and CINAHL, withcitation chaining occurring where applicable. Standard terms around neurosurgery, haemostasis and irrigation were used. Results: Seven pieces of literature were identified. No optimal temperature for haemostasis could be confidently synthesised from the literature owing to no primary investigation into the subject. After collating available information into common themes it is suggested that that temperatures >38 °C are preferred.. Conclusion: The literature in this area is limited. Despite a lack of applicable systematic investigation on the topic, by exploring the physiology of haemostasis and IF, best practice guidelines for IF and the literature on the role of the temperature of IF in other surgical specialties, it is suggested that a temperature in the range of 38 °C to 40° C would be most applicable to a value optimal for neurosurgery.

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Optimal Temperature of Irrigation Fluid for Hemostasis in Neurosurgery: A Narrative Literature Review

Bretherton,

Baker,

Eftekhar

2023

J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg

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“…Since hemostasis in neurosurgery has always been one of the key elements for the outcome of treatment, it was only the development of electrocoagulation (Bovie, 1926) that enabled further progress of the neurosurgical technique as we know it today 40 .…”

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A Brief Review of the History of Global and Croatian Neurosurgery

Splavski

2023

J. appl. health sci. (Online)

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Neurosurgery is the oldest, but also the youngest medical discipline. Namely, archaeological findings confirm the existence of cranial bone trepanations in the Late Stone Age, while neurosurgery as a separate discipline was founded only at the beginning of the 20th century. Descriptions of head/spinal injuries, and trepanations, date back to ancient Egypt (Edwin Smith papyrus) and physicians like Hippocrates, the Alexandrian school, and Galen, who described his classification of cranial fractures, perfected trepanation and contributed to neuroanatomy and physiology. Unfortunately, with his disappearance, the study of the central nervous system ceased during the next millennium. Medieval contribution to neurosurgery is due to the work of Arab and Persian physicians (Albucasis, Avicenna), who collected, preserved, and improved the medical knowledge of ancient times, including neuroscience. With the arrival of the Renaissance in the early 16th century, significant advances in anatomy, medicine, surgery, and neuroscience began. Berengario da Carpi, Andreas Vesalius, and Ambroise Paré stood out as progenitors of this era. During the 19th century, at a time of progress in medicine and surgery, preconditions were created for more extensive and long-lasting neurosurgical procedures, while the era of modern neurosurgery began in the early 20th century with the pioneering activities of MacEwan, Horsley, Cushing, Elsberg, Dandy and many others. Further progress in neurosurgery was made through the use of an operating microscope, which from 1965 marked the era of modern microneurosurgery, founded by Yaşargil. The beginnings of neurosurgical activity in Croatia date back to the end of the 19th century when Theodor Wickerhauser published a record of the first craniotomy done in our country in 1886. In conclusion, modern neurosurgery as one of the most advanced medical professions is based on the achievements of its historical leaders, and on the cutting-edge diagnostic and surgical armamentaria, together with the superior neurosurgical service organization.

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“…His first technologic contribution occurred in 1910 with the introduction of the Cushing clip, which enabled the surgeon to staunch hemorrhage from larger vessels. 1 In 1926, he achieved a major breakthrough when, working with William T. Bovie, a Harvard Cancer Commission physicist, he introduced the use of electrosurgey including loop cautery and electrocoagulation. 2 With the ability to control infection, intracranial pressure, and hemostasis 3 and the introduction of new radiologic capabilities, the neurosurgeon had the basic tools to approach brain tumors with some reassurance that complications could be managed.…”

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Technology and the Operating Room

Winn¹

2005

J Natl Compr Canc Netw

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Effect of hemostasis and electrosurgery on the development and evolution of brain tumor surgery in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Cited by 13 publications

References 11 publications

Optimal Temperature of Irrigation Fluid for Hemostasis in Neurosurgery: A Narrative Literature Review

Optimal Temperature of Irrigation Fluid for Hemostasis in Neurosurgery: A Narrative Literature Review

A Brief Review of the History of Global and Croatian Neurosurgery

Technology and the Operating Room

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