Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Outcomes Assessment of Patients undergoing Intracranial Surgeries
By Amina Farid Abd Eldayem, Hanan Sobeih Sobeih and Dina Mohamed Maarouf.
Abstract
Background
Outcomes assessment for intracranial surgery patients includes assessment of post-operative complications (bleeding, infection, seizures, edema), neurological status (new deficits, balance, attention), patient satisfaction, emotional well-being, and adherence to care plans.
Aim
The study aimed to assess the outcomes of patients undergoing intracranial surgeries.
Design
A descriptive exploratory research design was used.
Setting
The study was conducted at inpatients, outpatients and Neuro- Surgical intensive care units affiliated to El Hussein University Hospital at Azhar University. Subjects: A purposive sample of (30) patients of both genders undergoing intracranial surgery. Tools: Four tools were used to collect the necessary data: 1) Patients’ assessment tool, 2) Patients’ practical knowledge assessment questionnaire, 3) Patients’ practice observational checklists 4) Patients’ outcomes assessment tool Results: 86.7 % of the studied patients had unsatisfactory level of total practical knowledge regarding intracranial surgery. Also, 93.3 % & 90% of the studied patients had incompetent level of practices regarding alleviate anxiety level and management of seizures respectively. In addition to 50.0 % of the studied patients had severe level of pain and 53.4 % of the them had moderate level of preoperative anxiety. Regarding total early post-operative complications, 33.3 % of the studied patients had systemic and neurological post-operative complications and 30% of them had late postoperative complications.