Readmission following extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery in the United States: nationwide rates, causes, risk factors, and volume-driven outcomes.

CONCLUSIONS: Readmission rates for patients after EC-IC bypass are comparable with those after other common cranial procedures and are primarily driven by preexisting comorbidities, socioeconomic status, and treatment at low-volume centers. Periprocedural complications, including stroke, graft failure, and wound complications, occurred at the expected rates, consistent with those in prior clinical series. The centralization of care may significantly reduce perioperative complications, readmissions, and hospital resource utilization. PMID: 33157529 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - November 6, 2020 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Rumalla K, Srinivasan VM, Gaddis M, Kan P, Lawton MT, Burkhardt JK Tags: J Neurosurg Source Type: research