Impact of Rurality on Inpatient Outcomes in Neurofibromatosis: A National Inpatient Sample Study

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Analyzes how rural versus urban dwelling and hospital setting influence interhospital transfer, mortality, length of stay, and other aspects related to access to and quality of neurosurgical care. Uses 2016-2021 National Inpatient Sample data for patients with neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2.

Jacob Fredman, Theodore Kapogiannis, Dhanya Mahesh, Jennifer Hong

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 270, 109596

07/2026

Access · Healthcare quality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Surgery