Applicability of contemporary quality indicators in vestibular surgery-do they accurately measure tumor inherent postoperative complications of vestibular schwannomas?
Stephanie SchipmannSebastian LohmannBilal Al BarimEric Suero MolinaMichael SchwakeÖzer Altan ToksözWalter StummerPublished in: Acta neurochirurgica (2021)
Our data demonstrate the importance of entity-specific quality measurements being applied even after 30 days. We identified the occurrence of a CSF leak within 90 days postoperatively, new persistent facial nerve palsy still present 90 days postoperatively, and persisting postoperative hearing impairment to non-serviceable hearing as potential new quality measurement variables for patients undergoing surgery for vestibular schwannoma.