International practice variation in perioperative laboratory testing in glioblastoma patients-a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Although standard-of-care has been defined for the treatment of glioblastoma patients, substantial practice variation exists in the day-to-day clinical management. This study aims to compare the use of laboratory tests in the perioperative care of glioblastoma patients between two tertiary academic centers-Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), Boston, USA, and University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Methods

All glioblastoma patients treated according to standard-of-care between 2005 and 2013 were included. We compared the number of blood drawings and laboratory tests performed during the 70-day perioperative period using a Poisson regression model, as well as the estimated laboratory costs per patient. Additionally, we compared the likelihoo

SUBMITTER: Senders JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8854260 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature