Operative volume and outcomes of cerebrovascular neurosurgery in children

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 623-628

  Bekelis, Kimon ^a,b   Connolly, Ian D ^c,d   Do, Huy M ^c   Choudhri, Omar ^d  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular neurosurgery; Kids' Inpatient Database; Pediatrics; Procedural volume; Vascular disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANEURYSM CLIPPING; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BYPASS SURGERY; CEREBROVASCULAR SURGERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COIL EMBOLIZATION; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOYAMOYA DISEASE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURAL VOLUME; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CHILD; FACTUAL DATABASE; NEUROSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85013040837     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2016.5.PEDS16137     Document Type: Article

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