ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the effect of clinical pathway on the safety in patient with intracranial aneurysms during the perioperative period. Methods A total of 68 patients with intracranial aneurysms who had been hospitalized and treated from July to December 2012 were assigned to a study group and received clinical pathway. And then they were compared with 56 patients who had been treated from January to June (control group). The patients in control group received routine medical care. Then all the patients were evaluated in preoperative waiting duration, incidence of postoperative complications, health education compliance rate, and the Glasgow outcome scale (GOS) at discharge. Results Both the incidence rate of cerebral vasospasm and hydrocephalus and the health education compliance rate were improved in the study group (P<0.05), so was the GOS at discharge and 6 months after discharge (P<0.05). Conclusions The clinical pathway management plays a role in guarantee of the safety in patient during the perioperative phase and in the acceleration of postoperative rehabilitation.
