Unchanged safety outcomes in deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson disease despite a decentralization of care: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1546-1555

  McGovern, Robert A ^a   Sheehy, John P ^a   Zacharia, Brad E ^a   Chan, Andrew K ^a   Ford, Blair ^b   Mckhann II, Guy M ^a  

^a NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

DBS; Deep brain stimulation; Functional neurosurgery; Nationwide Inpatient Sample; NIS; Parkinson disease; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN HEMATOMA; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECENTRALIZATION; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DEVICE SAFETY; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FACULTY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEMATOMA; HIGH VOLUME HOSPITAL; HISPANIC; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; INCOME; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW VOLUME HOSPITAL; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MORTALITY; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PARKINSON DISEASE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84889250031     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2013.8.JNS13475     Document Type: Article

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