Comparison of cohorts of elective and emergency neurosurgical patients: psychosocial outcomes of acoustic neuroma and aneurysmal sub arachnoid hemorrhage patients and carers.

Objectives: To compare the psychosocial outcomes of cohorts of elective [Acoustic Neuroma (AN)] and emergency [Aneu-rysmal Sub Arachnoid Hemorrhage (ASAH)] Neurosurgical patients and carers.

Methods: The standardized Wessex Patient Carer Questionnaire was designed with patients and carers and provided psychosocial and economic outcome data following elective or emergency surgery. Clinical data on size of tumor and size of bleed, respectively, were extracted from Consultant notes.