Readmission after neurosurgical intervention in epilepsy: A nationwide cohort analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Hospital readmissions result in increased health care costs and are associated with worse outcomes after neurosurgical intervention. Understanding factors associated with readmissions will inform future studies aimed at improving quality of care in those with epilepsy.

Methods

Patients of all ages with epilepsy who underwent a neurosurgical intervention were identified in the 2014 Nationwide Readmissions Database, a nationally representative dataset containing data from roughly 17 million US hospital discharges. Diagnosis of epilepsy was based on International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM)-based case definitions. Neurosurgical interventions for epilepsy: resective/disconnective surgery, responsive neurostimulation/deep

SUBMITTER: Kwon CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7227389 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature