#instrumental variable

Outcomes of Elective Cerebral Aneurysm Treatment Performed by Attending Neurosurgeons after Night Work

Neurosurgery 82:329–334, 2018

The association between long work hours and outcomes among attending surgeons remains an issue of debate.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether operating emergently the night before an elective case was associated with inferior outcomes among attending neurosurgeons.

METHODS:We executed a cohort study with unruptured cerebral aneurysm patients,who underwent endovascular…

Outcomes of Elective Cerebral Aneurysm Treatment Performed by Attending Neurosurgeons after Night Work

Neurosurgery 82:329–334, 2018

The association between long work hours and outcomes among attending surgeons remains an issue of debate.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether operating emergently the night before an elective case was associated with inferior outcomes among attending neurosurgeons.

METHODS:We executed a cohort study with unruptured cerebral aneurysm patients,who underwent endovascular…

Comparison of clipping and coiling in elderly patients with unruptured cerebral aneurysms

J Neurosurg 126:811–818, 2017

The comparative effectiveness of the 2 treatment options—surgical clipping and endovascular coiling—for unruptured cerebral aneurysms remains an issue of debate and has not been studied in clinical trials. The authors investigated the association between treatment method for unruptured cerebral aneurysms and outcomes in elderly patients.

METHODS The authors…

Comparison of clipping and coiling in elderly patients with unruptured cerebral aneurysms

J Neurosurg 126:811–818, 2017

The comparative effectiveness of the 2 treatment options—surgical clipping and endovascular coiling—for unruptured cerebral aneurysms remains an issue of debate and has not been studied in clinical trials. The authors investigated the association between treatment method for unruptured cerebral aneurysms and outcomes in elderly patients.

METHODS The authors…