In-patient neurosurgical tumor treatments for malignant glioma patients in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Treatment for malignant gliomas involves multiple disciplines, including neurosurgery, radiation therapy, medical and neuro-oncology, and palliative medicine, with function-preserving neurosurgical tumor removal being crucial. However, real-world data on hospital cases, treatment types, especially regarding surgical approaches, and the associated complication and mortality rates in Germany are lacking.

Methods

We analyzed data on hospital cases involving malignant gliomas (ICD-10-GM code C71) from the German §21 Hospital Remuneration Act, provided by the Institute for the Hospital Remuneration System (InEK GmbH), from 2019 to 2022. Our focus was on neuro-oncological operations defined by the German Cancer Society (DKG) and included specific operation and procedure

SUBMITTER: Kamp MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11615011 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature