Social determinants of health and neurosurgical outcomes: current state and future directions

G Glauser, DK Detchou, R Dimentberg… - …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
The relationship between social determinants of health (SDOH) and neurosurgical
outcomes has become increasingly relevant. To date, results of prior work evaluating the …

Social Determinants of Health and Associations With Outcomes in Pediatric Patients With Brain Tumors

AO Aguirre, J Lim, CC Kuo, N Ruggiero, M Siddiqi… - …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
METHODS: The authors retrospectively reviewed the records of their center's pediatric
patients with brain tumor. Black race, public insurance, median household income, and …

Low Household Income Increases Hospital Length of Stay and Decreases Home Discharge Rates in Lumbar Fusion

RS Gallagher, R Karsalia, AJ Borja… - Global Spine …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Retrospective Matched Cohort Study. Objectives Low median household
income (MHI) has been correlated with worsened surgical outcomes, but few studies have …

The Socioeconomic Distressed Communities Index Predicts 90-Day Mortality Among Intracranial Tumor Patients

S Chakravarti, CC Kuo, A Oak, S Ranganathan… - World neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Socioeconomic status (SES) is a major determinant of quality of life and
outcomes. However, SES remains difficult to measure comprehensively. Distress …