Predictors of resource utilization in transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing disease

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 504-511

  Little, Andrew S ^a   Chapple, Kristina ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Cushing disease; Hospital charges; Length of stay; Nationwide Inpatient Sample; Patient outcome; Pituitary surgery; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CUSHING DISEASE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PATIENT ACUITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGEON; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY ACTH HYPERSECRETION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881142303     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.1.JNS121375     Document Type: Article

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