Table 1

Demographic details, clinical grade of patients and site of aneurysm in the different timing to surgery groups

Time to surgery (day after ictus) (day of SAH=day 0)
1–34–1011–21
No of patients (% age of total n=550)331 (60.2)178 (32.4)41 (7.5)
Mean age (range)51.6 (15–80)55.1 (24–84)56.2 (32–77)
Sex (% female)63.772.860
% poor grade (WFNS 4/5)10.210.210
Site of aneurysm (% total in group)
    Anterior cerebral artery42.638.432
    Post communicating artery24.722.740
    Middle cerebral artery23.129.115
    Internal carotid artery6.58.110
    Pericallosal artery3.11.72
Favourable outcome at 6 months (%)83.280.584.0