Incidence and causes of perioperative mortality after primary surgery for intracranial tumors: A national, population-based study - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 825-834

  Solheim, Ole ^a,b   Jakola, Asgeir Store ^a,b   Gulati, Sasha ^b   Johannesen, Tom Børge ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

In hospital mortality; Neurosurgery; Perioperative period; Primary brain neoplasm; Quality indicator

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRATION; NEUROSURGEON; NEUROSURGERY; NORWAY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE TABLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859320569     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.12.JNS11339     Document Type: Article

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