Lan Zhang, George P Albert, Thomas A Pieters, Daryl C McHugh, Anthony O Asemota, Debra E Roberts, David Y Hwang, Matthew T Bender, Benjamin P George
BACKGROUND: Previous studies identified pre-existing DNR orders as a predictor of mortality after surgery. We sought to evaluate mortality of patients receiving cranial neurosurgery with DNR orders placed at the time of, or within 24 h of admission. METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort study using the California State Inpatient Database, January 2018 to December 2020. We used International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) codes to identify emergent hospitalizations with principal diagnosis of brain injury, including traumatic brain injury [TBI], ischemic stroke [IS], intracerebral hemorrhage [ICH], subarachnoid hemorrhage [SAH], or malignant brain tumor [mBT]...
October 17, 2023: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience: Official Journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia