Hospital Case Volume Is Associated With Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Prabhakaran S, Fonarow G, Smith E, Liang L, Xian Y, Neely M, Peterson E, Schwamm L. Hospital Case Volume Is Associated With Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Neurosurgery 2014, 75: 500-508. PMID: 24979097, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000000475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital case volumeHospital mortalitySubarachnoid hemorrhageCase volumeSAH volumeSAH patientsHospital characteristicsMedian annual case volumeGuidelines-Stroke registryLarge nationwide registryMultivariable logistic regressionLength of stayAnnual case volumeContemporary national dataIndependent ambulatory statusAmbulatory statusExperienced centersNationwide registryDischarge diagnosisOptimized careImproved outcomesRelevant patientsPatientsHospitalMortality