- South West Neurosurgery Centre, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, PL6 8DH
- peter.whitfield@plymouth.ac.uk
Profiles
Mr Peter Whitfield
Honorary Lead for Professionalism
Peninsula Medical School (Faculty of Health)
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
2021 'Fibulin-2: A Novel Biomarker for Differentiating Grade II from Grade I Meningiomas' International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22, (2) 560-560 , DOI
2020 'Trial of Dexamethasone for Chronic Subdural Hematoma' New England Journal of Medicine 383, (27) 2616-2627 , DOI
2020 'The changing face of neurosurgery for the older person' Journal of Neurology 267, (8) 2469-2474 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
2020 'Brainstem cavernous malformations – no longer a forbidden territory? A systemic review of recent literature' Neurochirurgie 66, (2) 116-126 , DOI
2019 'Dex-CSDH randomised, placebo-controlled trial of dexamethasone for chronic subdural haematoma: report of the internal pilot phase' Scientific Reports 9, (1) 0-0 , DOI Open access
2019 'Current epidemiology of cerebrospinal fluid shunt surgery in the UK and Ireland (2004–2013)' Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 90, (7) 747-754 , DOI Open access
2019 'Correction to: Dexamethasone for adult patients with a symptomatic chronic subdural haematoma (Dex-CSDH) trial: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial' Trials 20, (1) , DOI Open access
2019 'Decompressive Hemicraniectomy in the Treatment of Malignant Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: A Meta-Analysis' World Neurosurgery 123, 8-16 , DOI
2019 'Correlation Between Cost of Publication and Journal Impact. Comprehensive Cross-sectional Study of Exclusively Open-Access Surgical Journals' Journal of Surgical Education 76, (1) 107-119 , DOI
2018 'Dexamethasone for adult patients with a symptomatic chronic subdural haematoma (Dex-CSDH) trial: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial' Trials 19, (1) 0-0 , DOI Open access
2018 'Increasing motivation and engagement in neurosurgery for medical students through practical simulation-based learning' Annals of Medicine and Surgery 34, 75-79 , DOI Open access
2018 'A pilot study of trainee-led near-peer undergraduate teaching in neurosurgery' International Journal of Surgery 55, S102-S102 , DOI
2018 'Does open-access provide an opportunity or pose a barrier? A comprehensive survey on the cost of publication in exclusively open-access surgical journals' International Journal of Surgery 55, S102-S102 , DOI
2018 'Treatment options and pathophysiology of degenerative spine disease' Surgery (Oxford) 36, (7) 362-369 , DOI
2018 'Outcomes following surgery in subgroups of comatose and very elderly patients with chronic subdural hematoma' Neurosurgical Review 42, (2) 427-431 , DOI Open access
2018 'The evolution of British neurosurgical selection and training over the past decade' Medical Teacher 40, (6) 610-614 , DOI
2018 'The 2016 WHO Classification of paediatric CNS tumours – the essentials' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation 18, (1) 5-8 , DOI
2017 'Prospective, multicentre study of external ventricular drainage-related infections in the UK and Ireland' Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 89, (2) 120-126 , DOI Open access
2017 'The management and outcome for patients with chronic subdural hematoma: a prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study in the United Kingdom' Journal of Neurosurgery 127, (4) 732-739 , DOI
2017 'Giant vertebrobasilar aneurysm: a rare cause of central sleep apnoea' British Journal of Neurosurgery 33, (5) 559-561 , DOI
2017 'What Factors Determine Treatment Outcome in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Modern Era? A Post Hoc STASH Analysis' World Neurosurgery 105, 270-281 , DOI
2017 'Pathophysiology of chronic subdural haematoma: inflammation, angiogenesis and implications for pharmacotherapy' Journal of Neuroinflammation 14, (1) , DOI Open access
2017 'https://www.acnr.co.uk/2017/09/anterior-cervical-discectomy-and-fusion-acdf-for-degenerative-cervical-diseases-six-decades-on/' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation 17, (1) 5-10 , DOI
2017 'The 2016 WHO Classification of adult CNS tumours – the essentials' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation 17, (4) 5-8 , DOI
2016 'Evaluating the educational environment of an international animal model-based wet lab course for undergraduate students' Annals of Medicine and Surgery 12, 8-17 , DOI Open access
2016 'Management of CSF leak in base of skull fractures in adults' British Journal of Neurosurgery 30, (6) 596-604 , DOI Open access
2016 'Trial of Decompressive Craniectomy for Traumatic Intracranial Hypertension' New England Journal of Medicine 375, (12) 1119-1130 , DOI
2016 'A case of spontaneous haematoma from vertebral artery arterio-venous fistula in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1' British Journal of Neurosurgery 1-2 , DOI Open access
2016 'Simulation in neurosurgical training: a blueprint and national approach to implementation for initial years trainees' British Journal of Neurosurgery 30, (5) 577-581 , DOI Open access
2016 'Head injury in the elderly - what are the outcomes of neurosurgical care?' World neurosurgery 94, 493-500 , DOI Open access
2016 'Early versus late readmission of subarachnoid haemorrhage patients into neurocritical care' British Journal of Neurosurgery 30, (5) 545-548 , DOI Open access
2016 'Neurosurgical Care in the Elderly: Increasing Demands Necessitate Future Healthcare Planning' World Neurosurgery 87, 446-454 , DOI
2016 'Postpartum Regression of a Presumed Cavernous Meningioma' Case Reports in Oncological Medicine 2016, 1-3 , DOI Open access
2015 'Proceedings of the 2015 Spring Meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons jointly with, as invited guests, the German Society of Neurosurgery (DGNC – Deutche Gessellschaft für Neurochirurgie)' British Journal of Neurosurgery 29, (2) 124-163 , DOI
2015 'Managing coagulopathy and thromboprophylaxis in the neurosurgical patient' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation 15, (2) 11-16 , DOI
2013 'Proposal for establishment of the UK Cranial Reconstruction Registry (UKCRR)' British Journal of Neurosurgery 28, (3) 310-314 , DOI
2013 'Seven years of cranioplasty in a regional neurosurgical centre' British Journal of Neurosurgery 28, (1) 34-39 , DOI
2012 'Traumatic brain injury: review of current management strategies' Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 50, (4) 298-308 , DOI
2012 'Cervical Spine Injuries in Children – a review' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation 11, (6) 25-29 , DOI
2011 'An association between cerebral aneurysm re-bleed and CT angiography--more than a coincidence?' Br J Neurosurg 25, (6) 734-735 , DOI
2010 'Intramedullary Spinal Cord Tumours: diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation 10, (4) 21-26 , DOI
2010 'No Association between Intraoperative Hypothermia or Supplemental Protective Drug and Neurologic Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Temporary Clipping during Cerebral Aneurysm Surgery' Anesthesiology 112, (1) 86-101 , DOI
2009 'PERIOPERATIVE FEVER AND OUTCOME IN SURGICAL PATIENTS WITH ANEURYSMAL SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE' Neurosurgery 64, (5) 897-909 , DOI
2009 'Effect of Nitrous Oxide Use on Long-term Neurologic and Neuropsychological Outcome in Patients Who Received Temporary Proximal Artery Occlusion during Cerebral Aneurysm Clipping Surgery' Anesthesiology 110, (3) 563-573 , DOI
2009 'Intracranial pressure and cerebral blood flow. A pathophysiological and clinical perspective' Surgery (Oxford) 27, (3) 139-144 , DOI
2009 'Considerations in the Management of Cerebral Arterio-Venous Malformations' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation 9, (3) 25-29 , DOI
2008 'The management of chronic subdural haematoma' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation 8, (5) 12-15 , DOI
2008 'The National Institute of Clinical Excellence Head Injury Guidelines: A Summary to Assist Implementation' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation 8, (1) 32-33 , DOI
2007 'Multiple method verification of the positional accuracy of linac based stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy' CLINICAL ONCOLOGY 19, (3) S44-S44 , DOI
2007 'Custom made cranioplasty prostheses in porous hydroxy-apatite using 3D design techniques: 7 years experience in 25 patients - Comment' ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA 149, (2) 170-170
2007 'Intracranial Dural Arteriovenous Fistulae' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation 7, (3) 10-12 , DOI
2006 'Autoreactive antibodies against neurons and basal lamina found in serum following experimental brain contusion in rats - Comment' ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA 148, (2) 205-205
2006 'Evidence Based Management Options for Patients with Intracranial Metastases' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation 6, (5) 18-20 , DOI
2006 'Hydrocephalus. A Practical Guide to CSF Dynamics and Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation 6, (3) 14-17 , DOI
2006 'Mechanisms of secondary brain damage for trauma and ischaemia recent advances of our understanding' DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION 28, (2) 141-142
2005 'Mild intraoperative hypothermia during surgery for intracranial aneurysm' NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 352, (2) 135-145 , DOI
2005 'Asymptomatic Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation 5, (5) 26-28 , DOI
2005 'Frameless Stereotactic Neuronavigation for Space Occupying Lesions' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation 5, (2) 27-29 , DOI
2005 'Management of Patients with Vestibular Schwannomas' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation 5, (4) 24-25 , DOI
2005 'The Management of Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation 4, (6) 38-39 , DOI
2005 'The Management of Intracranial Abscesses' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation 5, (1) 12-15 , DOI
2004 'Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation 14-17 , DOI
2004 'The Management of Patients with Head Injury' Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation 4, (5) 14-17 , DOI
2003 'Cost-effective outcome for treating poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage' Stroke 34, (10) 2508-2511 , DOI
2003 'Metastatic adenocarcinoma masquerading as a solitary nerve sheath tumour' Br J Neurosurg 17, (5) 459-461 , DOI
2002 'Cerebral autoregulation among patients with symptoms of hydrocephalus' Neurosurgery 50, (3) 526-532 , DOI
2001 'Bifrontal decompressive craniectomy in the management of posttraumatic intracranial hypertension' Br J Neurosurg 15, (6) 500-507 , DOI
2001 'Cerebral venous blood outflow: a theoretical model based on laboratory simulation' Neurosurgery 49, (5) 1214-1222 , DOI
2001 'Management of severe traumatic brain injury by decompressive craniectomy' Neurosurgery 49, (1) 225-226 , DOI
2001 'Age dependence of cerebrospinal pressure-volume compensation in patients with hydrocephalus' J Neurosurg 94, (3) 482-486 , DOI
2001 'Preliminary experience of the estimation of cerebral perfusion pressure using transcranial Doppler ultrasonography' J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 70, (2) 198-204 , DOI
2001 'Timing of surgery for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage' Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2) , DOI
2000 'Expression of the immediate early genes c-Fos and c-Jun after head injury in man' Neurol Res 22, (2) 138-144 , DOI
1999 'Delayed induction of JunB precedes CA1 neuronal death after global ischemia in the gerbil' Brain Res 818, (2) 450-458 , DOI
1997 'Glomus tumours of the skull base (multiple letters) [2]' British Journal of Neurosurgery 11, (3)
1997 'Glomus tumours of the skull base' Br J Neurosurg 11, (3)
1996 'Shunt removal by choroid plexus coagulation - Response' JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY 85, (5) 982-983
1996 'The surgical management of patients with glomus tumours of the skull base' Br J Neurosurg 10, (4) 343-350 , DOI
1996 'An audit of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: earlier resuscitation and surgery reduces inpatient stay and deaths from rebleeding' J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 60, (3) 301-306 , DOI
1995 'Safe removal of retained ventricular catheters using intraluminal choroid plexus coagulation. Technical note' J Neurosurg 83, (6) 1101-1102 , DOI
1995 'SAFE REMOVAL OF RETAINED VENTRICULAR CATHETERS USING INTRALUMINAL CHOROID-PLEXUS COAGULATION' JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY 83, (6) 1101-1102 , DOI
1995 'ICP REDUCTION FOLLOWING DECOMPRESSIVE CRANIECTOMY' STROKE 26, (6) 1125-1126
1995 'An observational study of near-infrared spectroscopy during carotid endarterectomy' J Neurosurg 82, (5) 756-763 , DOI
1994 'Nimodipine' Br J Hosp Med 52, (10) 539-540
1994 'Suction versus siphon drainage after axillary surgery for breast cancer: a prospective randomized trial' Br J Surg 81, (4) , DOI
1992 'The cerebrovascular response to experimental lateral head acceleration' Acta Neuropathol 84, (3) 289-296 , DOI
Books
2020 Traumatic Brain Injury A Multidisciplinary Approach. Cambridge University Press
Whitfield PC; Thomas EO; Summers F; Whyte M; Hutchinson PJ 2009 head injury a multidisciplinary approach. Cambridge Cambridge University Press
Chapters
2019 'Chapter 20: Overview of neuroanatomy' Gray's Surgical Anatomy Elsevier
2019 'Chapter 26: Cerebral vasculature' Gray's Surgical Anatomy Elsevier
2019 'Complications of head injury' Oxford Textbook of Neurological Surgery Oxford University Press, USA 521-529
2019 'Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure Dynamics' Pediatric Hydrocephalus Springer International Publishing 293-326 , DOI
2014 'Neuroanatomy for the head and neck surgeon' Clinical Head and Neck Anatomy for Surgeons CRC Press 279-285
2014 'Skull base' Clinical Head and Neck Anatomy for Surgeons CRC Press 287-294
'Clinical assessment of the head-injured patient: an anatomical approach' Head Injury Cambridge University Press 28-35 , DOI
'Surgical issues in the management of head-injured patients' Head Injury Cambridge University Press 167-179 , DOI
Conference Papers
2010 'TIME IS BRAIN' S419-S419
1997 'Inducible transcription factor expression after cerebral ischaemia'