Association of Overlapping Surgery With Patient Outcomes in a Large Series of Neurosurgical Cases.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Overlapping surgery (OS) is common. However, there is a dearth of evidence to support or refute the safety of this practice.

Objective

To determine whether OS is associated with worsened morbidity and mortality in a large series of neurosurgical cases.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective cohort study was completed for patients who underwent neurosurgical procedures at Emory University Hospital, a large academic referral hospital, between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2015. Patients were operated on for pathologies across the spectrum of neurosurgical disorders. Propensity score weighting and logistic regression models were executed to compare outcomes for patients who received nonoverlapping surgery and OS. Investigators were blinded to st

SUBMITTER: Howard BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5933391 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature