Hospital teaching status associated with reduced inpatient mortality and perioperative complications in surgical neuro-oncology.
Evan M LutherDavid McCarthyKatherine M BerryNikhil RajulapatiAshish H ShahDaniel G EichbergRicardo J KomotarMichael IvanPublished in: Journal of neuro-oncology (2020)
THs are performing more brain tumor surgeries over time with lower rates of inpatient mortality and perioperative complications even after controlling for hospital case volume. These results suggest a shift in neuro-oncology practice patterns favoring THs to optimize patient outcomes especially at the highest volume centers.