Between-hospital variation in mortality and survival after glioblastoma surgery in the Dutch Quality Registry for Neuro Surgery.
Philip C De Witt HamerVincent K Y HoAeilko H ZwindermanLinda AckermansHilko ArdonSytske BoomstraWim BouwknegtWimar A van den BrinkClemens M DirvenNiels A van der GaagOlivier van der VeerAlbert J S IdemaAlfred KloetJan KoopmansMark Ter LaanMarco J T VerstegenMichiel WagemakersPierre A J T Robenull nullPublished in: Journal of neuro-oncology (2019)
Hospitals vary more in late survival than early mortality after glioblastoma surgery. Widely varying biopsy percentages indicate treatment variation. Patient-related factors have a stronger association with overall survival than hospital-related factors.