Why the study?
Does treatment in high-volume hospitals reduce in-hospital mortality in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage compared to low-volume hospitals?
Population
16,399 hospitalizations for subarachnoid hemorrhage from acute-care hospitals in 18 US states.
Comparison
Treatment in high-volume SAH hospitals vs Treatment in low-volume SAH hospitals
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
in-hospital
Authors
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Should not yet alter SAH triage; extends volume-outcome observations but leaves causal benefit open.
Does treatment in high-volume hospitals reduce in-hospital mortality in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage compared to low-volume hospitals?
Patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage have significantly lower in-hospital mortality when treated at high-volume centers, supporting the regionalization of care for this condition.
Cross et al. (2003) studied this question.
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