Short and Long-term Outcomes of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Treatment according to Hospital Volume in Korea: a Nationwide Multicenter Registry

CONCLUSION: In subarachnoid hemorrhage patients treated with clipping and coiling, low-volume hospitals had higher short-term mortality than high-volume hospitals. These results from a nationwide database imply that acute SAH should be treated by a skilled neurosurgeon with adequate facilities in a high-volume hospital.PMID:34100560 | DOI:10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e146

Source: Journal of Korean Medical Science - June 8, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Ji Young Lee Nam Hun Heo Man Ryul Lee Jae Min Ahn Hyuk Jin Oh Jai Joon Shim Seok Mann Yoon Bo Yeon Lee Ji Hyeon Shin Jae Sang Oh Source Type: research