title: What do neurosurgeons actually do? A statistical analysis of one neurosurgeon's entire career.
abstract: The author maintained prospective records on every patient he treated during the 26 years of his neurosurgical private practice. At the conclusion of his clinical career, he compiled this information in a formal database program and then analyzed the results for totals, trends, and interesting conclusions, which are presented herein.
authors.affiliation: kirkpat@charter.net
authors.forename: Douglas B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Kirkpatrick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D012179:Retirement / Q000523:psychology; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data