Table 3

Findings of intraoperative microvascular Doppler ultrasonography (MDU) and their influence on the surgical procedure in 75 patients with 90 aneurysms in relation to SAH grading according to Hunt and Hess20

SAH Grade20 Number of aneurysms
n (%)
Insufficient aneurysm closure
n (%)
Stenosis of adjacent vessel
n (%)
Repositioning of aneurysm clip
n (%)
040 (44.4) 3 (7.5) 5 (12.5) 8 (20.0)3-150
I–V50 (55.6) 8 (16.0)12 (24.0)18 (36.0)3-150
Total90 (100)11 (12.2)17 (18.9)26 (28.9)
  • 3-150 p<0.05.

  • SAH=subarachnoid haemorrhage.