Pipat Chaisoontorn2011-02-222011-02-222011-02-072011-02-07Mahasarakham Hospital Journal; Vol.7 No.1 May - July 2010; 24-31http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/131680This study aimed to examine factors affecting the success of brain surgery patients with head injury in Mukdahan hospital.†The sample used in this study, selected randomly, by using a cross sectional studies, retrospective studies.†The samples were patient medical records after brain surgery in case of head injury with†end of treatment were 75 patients. By using data collected by the study itself has created.†The results showed that factors affectingthe success of brain surgery, significant statistically, were 7 factors: Glasgow Coma Scale, Pathological by diagnosis,Time to operation, Pupil size, Midline shift, Vital signs and Level of consciousness. The mechanisms of injury foundno effect on the success of brain surgery and compare the success of brain surgery during 2008 and 2009 found no significant statistically.Keywords : Brain surgery, Glasgow Coma Scale, Glasgow Outcome Scaleen-USMahasarakham Hospital, Mahasarakham, Ministry of Public Health, ThailandFactors affecting the success of brain surgeryArticles