Demographics and Outcomes of Interhospital Transfer Patients Undergoing Intracranial Tumor Resection: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.

Introduction Interhospital transfer (IHT) contributes to increasing health care costs and typically accounts for increased patient morbidity and mortality compared to non-IHT patients. IHT inefficiencies leave patients vulnerable to delayed care and subsequent poor outcomes. In this study, we investigated factors influencing IHT of patients undergoing intracranial tumor resection (ITR), by comparing the variables distinguishing IHTs from non-IHT patients.

Spine surgery complexity score predicts outcomes in 671 consecutive spine surgery patients.

Background: The spine surgery complexity score (SSCS), previously reported by us, is a simple grading system to predict postoperative complications and hospital length of stay (LOS). This scale is based on the technical difficulty of the spinal procedures being performed.

Methods: We performed a retrospective chart review to validate SSCS in 671 consecutive patients undergoing spine procedures at a quaternary academic hospital.

Demographics and Outcomes of Interhospital Neurosurgical Transfer Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery.

Objective: Interhospital patient transfer (IHT) of patients is common and accounts for a significant portion of health care costs, yet the variables driving neurosurgical IHT have not been systematically described. We analyzed variables that distinguished spine surgery patients who underwent IHT from patients who did not undergo IHT to report on the effect of frailty on IHT.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed to collect data on consecutive patients undergoing spinal procedures during 2015-2017.