St. Peter's Hospital

Chronic Subdural Hematoma in the Super-Aged Society: From a Traumatic Curiosity to a Self-Perpetuating Vascular-Inflammatory Disease

Chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) was traditionally regarded as a simple mechanical consequence of head trauma, treated by burr-hole drainage alone. Recent ultrastructural, histopathological, and clinical evidence has reframed cSDH as a chronic, self-perpetuating disease driven by...

Preoperative Thrombocytopenia Increases In-Hospital Burden but Not Postoperative Adverse Events After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Background/Objectives: Thrombocytopenia increases bleeding tendency and may complicate perioperative management in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), yet data on both in-hospital burden and post-discharge adverse events are limited. This study evaluated the association between preope...

Optimizing perioperative systemic dexamethasone use in total knee arthroplasty: a narrative review on current evidence

Abstract Background Perioperative corticosteroids, particularly dexamethasone, have become a widely adopted component of multimodal pain management in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). While clinical practice guidelines strongly recommend their use, detailed guidance on optimal dosi...