International angiology : a journal of the International Union of Angiology
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Comparative Study
Regional intensity of neurosurgical care and integration of aneurysm coiling in the United States.
There is wide regional variability in the volume of procedures performed for similar surgical patients throughout the United States. We investigated the association of the intensity of neurosurgical care with the diffusion of the novel technology of cerebral aneurysm coiling. ⋯ We observed significant disparities in the rate of coiling in the United States. Increased intensity of neurosurgical care was positively associated with the integration of coiling in treatment of cerebral aneurysms.