Importance Although numerous studies have evaluated the influence of advanced age on
surgical outcomes following vestibular schwannoma (VS) resection, few if any large-scale …

Cost and value (defined as the quality or outcomes of care compared with cost) are
increasingly important components of health care. Despite a wealth of CEAs in many areas …

Object The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence of adverse outcomes and inpatient
mortality following resection of intramedullary spinal cord tumors by using the US …

The use of “big data” in neurosurgical research has become increasingly popular. However,
using this type of data comes with limitations. This study aimed to shed light on this new …

BACKGROUND: Patient frailty is predictive of higher neurosurgical morbidity and mortality.
However, existing frailty measures are hindered by lack of specificity to neurosurgery …

Object Myelomeningocele repair is an uncommonly performed surgical procedure. The
volume of operations has been decreasing in the past 2 decades, probably as the result of …

Objectives We sought to investigate the postoperative complications of vestibular
schwannoma excision and determine their significant clinical predictors. Study Design Cross …

Objective This study provides the first United States (US) national data regarding frequency,
cost and mortality rate of epidural hematoma (EDH) and determines the factors affecting the …

Introduction Vestibular schwannomas are benign tumors of the 8th cranial nerve. Initial
treatment options include active surveillance, surgery, and/or radiation therapy. We …

OBJECT In this study, the authors used information provided in the Nationwide Inpatient
Sample (NIS) to study the impact of transferring stroke patients from one facility to a center …