The cost of a plastic surgery team assisting with cranioplasty

Cranioplasty is a commonly performed neurosurgical procedure that restores cranial anatomy. While plastic surgeons are commonly involved with cranioplasties, the cost of performing a cranioplasty with neurosurgery alone (N) vs. neurosurgery and plastic surgery (N + P) is unknown. A single-center, mu...

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Published in:Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2023-05, Vol.228, p.107711-107711, Article 107711
Main Authors: Dambrino, Robert J., Liles, D. Campbell, Chen, Jeffrey W., Chanbour, Hani, Koester, Stefan W., Feldman, Michael J., Chitale, Rohan V., Morone, Peter J., Chambless, Lola B., Zuckerman, Scott L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cohort analysis
Cost-analysis
Cranioplasty
Epidural
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Hospital costs
Humans
Infections
Length of stay
Neuroplasticity
Neurosurgery
Patients
Plastic surgery
Plastic Surgery Procedures
Postoperative Complications - epidemiology
Postoperative Complications - surgery
Retrospective Studies
Sepsis
Skull
Skull - surgery
Statistical analysis
Stroke
Surgeons
Surgery
Surgery, Plastic
Teams
Titanium
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Summary:Cranioplasty is a commonly performed neurosurgical procedure that restores cranial anatomy. While plastic surgeons are commonly involved with cranioplasties, the cost of performing a cranioplasty with neurosurgery alone (N) vs. neurosurgery and plastic surgery (N + P) is unknown. A single-center, multi-surgeon, retrospective cohort study was undertaken on all cranioplasties performed from 2012 to 22. The primary exposure variable of interest was operating team, comparing N vs. N + P. Cost data was inflation-adjusted to January 2022 using Healthcare Producer Price Index as calculated by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. 186 patients (105 N vs. 81 N + P) underwent cranioplasties. The N + P group has a significantly longer length-of-stay (LOS) 4.5 ± 1.6days, vs. 6.0 ± 1.3days (p 
ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.107711