A six month audit of workload and outcomes of dept of neurosurgery in a tertiary care institute

Abstract

Objective: Contemporary medical care is subspecialty based. We conducted an audit of workload and outcomes at our tertiary care referral hospital in the department of Neurosurgery from June to December 2013. Outpatient load and various surgical load has been on the increasing trend over the years. Special description of the cranial cases and the myriad of tumours operated with outcomes is presented. Contrary to popular perception, brain tumor resection is not necessarily associated with high morbidity and mortality. Two major factors that decide outcomes are the location and histopathology of these lesions.

Keywords

• Brain tumors
• Neurosurgery