LACE+ Index as Predictor of 30-Day Readmission in Brain Tumor Population

The LACE+ index (Length of stay, Acuity of admission, Charlson Comorbidity Index score, and Emergency department [ED] visits in the past 6 months) is a tool used to predict 30-day readmissions. We sought to examine this predictive tool in patients undergoing brain tumor surgery. Admissions and readmissions for patients undergoing craniotomy for supratentorial neoplasm at a single multihospital academic medical center were analyzed. All brain...