How safe are elective craniotomies in elderly patients in neurosurgery today? A prospective cohort study of 1452 consecutive cases.

CONCLUSIONS: Mortality following elective craniotomy was low in all age groups. Today, elective craniotomy for well-selected patients is safe, and for elderly patients, too. Elderly patients are more dependent on discharge to other hospitals and postacute care facilities after elective craniotomy.Clinical trial registration no.: NCT01987648 (clinicaltrials.gov).
PMID: 32330879 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - April 23, 2020 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Schär RT, Tashi S, Branca M, Söll N, Cipriani D, Schwarz C, Pollo C, Schucht P, Ulrich CT, Beck J, Z'Graggen WJ, Raabe A Tags: J Neurosurg Source Type: research