Objective: To characterize the patient and clinical factors that determine variability in hospital costs following endoscopic transphenoidal pituitary surgery. Methods: All endoscopic transphenoidal pituitary surgeries performed from January 1, 2015, to October 24, 2017, with complete data were evaluated in this retrospective single-institution study. The electronic medical record was reviewed for patient factors, tumor characteristics, and cost variables during each hospital stay. Multivariate linear regression was performed using Stata software. Results: The analysis included 190 patients and average length of stay was 4.71 days.
The relationship between social determinants of health (SDOH) and neurosurgical outcomes has become increasingly relevant. To date, results of prior work evaluating the impact of social determinants in neurosurgery have been mixed, and the need for robust data on this subject remains. The present review evaluates how gender, race, and socioeconomic status (SES) influence outcomes following various brain tumor resection procedures. Results from a number of prior studies from the senior author's lab are summarized, with all data acquired using the EpiLog tool (Epilog Laser). Separate analyses were performed for each procedure, evaluating the unique, isolated impact of gender, race, and SES on outcomes. A comprehensive literature review identified any prior studies evaluating the influence of these SDOH on neurosurgical outcomes. The review presented herein suggests that the effect of gender and race on outcomes is largely mitigated when equal access to care is attained, and socioeconomic factors and comorbidities are controlled for. Furthermore, when patients are matched upon for a number of clinically relevant covariates, SES impacts postoperative mortality. Elucidation of this disparity empowers surgeons to initiate actionable change to equilibrate future outcomes.
Background Disparities exist in medical care and may result in avoidable negative clinical care outcomes for those affected. There remains a paucity in the literature regarding the impact of economic disparities on neurosurgical outcomes. Methods A total of 283 consecutive posterior fossa brain tumor resections, excluding cerebellopontine angle tumors, over a six-year period (June 07, 2013, to April 29, 2019) at a single, multihospital academic medical center were analyzed retrospectively. Outcomes evaluated included 30-day readmission and mortality, emergency department (ED) evaluation, unplanned return to surgery within 30 days, and return to surgery after index admission within 30 days. The population was divided into quartiles based on median household income, and univariate analysis was conducted between the lowest (Q1) and highest (Q4) socioeconomic quartiles, with significance set at a p < 0.05. Stepwise regression was conducted to determine the correlations among study variables and identify confounding factors. Results Whole population univariate analysis demonstrated lower socioeconomic status (SES) to be correlated with increased mortality within 30 post-operative days and increased return to surgery after index admission. No significant difference was found with regard to 30-day readmission, ED evaluation, unplanned reoperation, or return to surgery after index admission. Decreasing, but not significant, mortality was demonstrated between Q1 and Q4 socioeconomic quartiles. Conclusions This study suggests that low SES, when defined by household income, correlates with increased mortality within 30 days and an increased need for return to surgery within 30 days. There may be an opportunity for hospitals and care providers to use SES to proactively identify high-risk patients and test the impact of supports in the post-operative setting.
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