Open AccessObservational Study of Demographic Factors among Patients Posted for Major Neurosurgical Procedures in an Elective Setting at a Tertiary Care Centre
Author(s) -
Rajeev Damodaran Sarojini,
Nimitha Malathy Thulaseedharan,
Jayakumar Christhudas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of evidence based medicine and healthcare
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2349-2570
pISSN - 2349-2562
DOI - 10.18410/jebmh/2021/123
Subject(s) - medicine , glasgow coma scale , tertiary care , observational study , intracranial pressure , blood pressure , coma (optics) , anesthesia , surgery , physics , optics
BACKGROUND Major neurosurgical procedures are to be well planned prior to surgery. For Preventing the mortality a morbidity, preparedness preoperatively is essential for smooth conduct of the prolonged neurosurgical procedures. Both anaesthesia and surgery may carry inadvertent risks to patients. Study of the demographic factors like age, sex, associated disease (in the form of ASA-PS stratification) and type of surgery are useful in this direction. METHODS It is a small group cross sectional study. Major neurosurgical elective procedures are very limited even in tertiary medical centres. Demographic factors are elicited preoperatively in the patients. Since these patients were posted electively for major neurosurgeries, their mentation is usually stable, with good Glascow coma scale scores. RESULTS 36 % of patients were males and 64 % patients were females, 56 % paients belonged to ASA PS I with no systemic illness. Majority of patients belonged to the age group 41-50 years. CONCLUSIONS The mean height of the patients was 164.2 cm with a standard deviation of 7. Mean weight of the patients was 63.2 Kg + 7.1. KEYWORDS CP Angle – Cerebello Pontine Angle, CVP – Central Venous Pressure, NIBP- Non Invasive Blood Pressure, BIS – Bispectral Index, ECG – Electrocardiogram, TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury