30-day readmission rates for cranial neurosurgery vary between 14% and 24% depending on diagnosis, providing baseline rates for future quality improvement efforts.
Readmission variation by diagnosis warrants stratified monitoring after cranial neurosurgery; leaves open whether targeted interventions reduce rates.
The frequency of 30-day readmission rates for patients undergoing cranial neurosurgery varied by diagnosis between 14% and 24%. Important patient characteristics and comorbidities that were associated with an increased readmission risk were identified. Some hospital-level characteristics appeared to be associated with a decreased readmission risk. These baseline readmission rates can be used to inform future efforts in quality improvement and readmission reduction.
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