Patient Outcomes

Our program is among the largest and most experienced pediatric neurosurgery units in the United States. Despite being a national and international referral center for many of the most complex and difficult-to-treat cases in pediatric neurosurgery, our outcomes consistently defy expectations and offer new hope for conditions previously considered untreatable.

To learn more about our programs and our results, click here to view the 2017 Neurosurgery Outcomes Book.

Outcomes data for the following programs are also available:

• Congenital Malformations / Fetal Surgery
• Craniofacial
• Epilepsy
• Functional Neurosurgery
• Hydrocephalus
• Skull Base Surgery
• Trauma
• Tumor
• Vascular

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Neurosurgery Volumes & Outcomes

This section presents important data about our patient outcomes and volumes.
Below are several tables providing an overview for 2015-2017

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Cases, Admissions and Consultations by Year

Year	Hospital Admissions	Hospital Consultations	Surgical Cases
2015	1,192	1,082	906
2016	1,154	1,121	890
2017	1,126	1,008	1,001

Outpatient Visits

2015	7,613	Total 23,220
2016	7,853
2017	7,754

Surgical Cases by Diagnosis

	2015	2016	2017
Hydrocephalus	323	285	364
Epilepsy	101	112	145
Craniosynostosis	63	51	49
Tumor	101	106	119
Congenital Malformations	52	70	83
Functional Neurosurgery	67	70	90
Vascular	20	40	24
Trauma	55	55	42
Spine (Non-Traumatic)	38	38	9
Chiari	24	28	22
Infection/Inflammation	28	13	22
Minor Scalp & Skull Lesions	26	16	24
Pain	3	3	4
Other	5	3	4

Unplanned Return to the Operating Room
within 30 days of initial surgery

Year	Rate
2015	6.28% (57/906)
2016	6.29% (56/890)
2017	6.39% (64/1001)

Breakdown of Indication for Unplanned Return to the Operating Room
within 30 days of initial surgery

Indication	Rate
EVD Failure	0.56%
Post-operative Raised ICP	1.69%
Baclofen Pump Revision	1.69%
Other	3.39%
Residual Brain Tumor	3.95%
Post-operative Hemorrhage	3.95%
ETV Failure	7.91%
Shunt Infection	10.17%
Post-operative Infection	11.30%
CSF Leak	18.08%
Shunt Failure	37.29%

Mortality Rate
within 30 days of initial surgery