Smoking and Obesity are Risk Factors for Thirty-Day Readmissions Following Skull Base Surgery.

ABSTRACT: Background  Thirty-day readmission has become a significant health care metric reflecting the quality of care and on the cost of service delivery. There is little data on the impact of complications following skull base surgery (SBS) on emergency readmission. Identifying modifiable risk factors for readmission may improve care and reduce cost. Design  The study was designed as a single-center retrospective cohort study. Methods  Records for a consecutive series of 165 patients who underwent open or endoscopic SBS by a single surgeon reviewed. Patients with pituitary adenoma were excluded. The diagnosis, procedure, complications, length of stay (LOS), body mass index (BMI), and smoking status were recorded. Readmission to the neurosurgical department or regional hospita

SUBMITTER: Makwana M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7082175 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature