Patient demographics
| Overall | Surgical | Endovascular | TCD vasospasm | No spasm | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCD, transcranial Doppler; CI, confidence interval; A com, anterior communicating artery; P com, posterior communicating artery; MCA, middle cerebral artery; car ophth, carotid ophthalmic; ICA, internal carotid artery; PICA, posterior inferior cerebellar artery; BA, basilar artery; WFNS, World Federation of Neurological Surgeons; Rx, treatments; GOS, Glasgow Outcome Score. | |||||
| Age (years) | |||||
| Range | 18–84 | 18–84 | 19–82 | ||
| Mean | 53.7 | 53.7 | 54.0 | 53.6 | 53.8 |
| 95% CI | 52.1–55.3 | 51.8–55.6 | 50.9–57.1 | 51.3–56.0 | 51.5–56.1 |
| Sex | |||||
| M (%) | 85 | 64 (31.1) | 21 (26.3) | 41/141 (29.1) | 45/151 (29.8) |
| F (%) | 203 | 144 (68.9) | 59 (73.7) | 100/141 (70.9) | 106/151 (70.2) |
| Aneurysm location (%) | |||||
| A com | 107 (35.7) | 74 (33.6) | 33 (41.3) | ||
| P com | 83 (27.7) | 59 (26.8) | 24 (30) | ||
| MCA | 66 (22) | 58 (26.4) | 8 (10) | ||
| Car ophth | 6 (2) | 4 (1.8) | 2 (2.5) | ||
| ICA other | 19 (6.3) | 13 (5.9) | 6 (7.5) | ||
| Pericallosal | 7 (2.3) | 7 (3.2) | 0 (0) | ||
| Post cerebral A | 2 (0.7) | 1 (0.45) | 1 (1.3) | ||
| PICA | 4 (1.3) | 1 (0.45) | 3 (3.7) | ||
| BA | 6 (2) | 3 (1.4) | 3 (3.7) | ||
| Fisher grade (%) | |||||
| I | 33 (11.4) | 28 (13.4) | 5 6.2) | 15 (10.6) | 18 (11.9) |
| II | 91 (31.5) | 69 (33) | 22 (27.5) | 43 (30.5) | 48 (31.8) |
| III | 87 (30.1) | 64 (30.6) | 23 (28.8) | 42 (29.8) | 47 (31.1) |
| IV | 78 (27) | 48 (23) | 30 (37.5) | 41 (29.1) | 38 (25.2) |
| WFNS grade (%) | |||||
| I | 126 (43.6) | 96 (45.9) | 30 (37.5) | 64 (45.4) | 65 (43) |
| II | 69 (23.9) | 50 (24) | 19 (23.8) | 27 (19.1) | 42 (27.8) |
| III | 50 (17.3) | 37 17.7) | 13 (16.2) | 26 (18.4) | 24 (15.9) |
| IV | 38 (13.1) | 23 (11.0) | 15 (18.8) | 21 (15) | 17 (11.3) |
| V | 6 (2.1) | 3 (1.4) | 3 (3.7) | 3 (2.1) | 3 (2) |
| Time between ictus and Rx (days) | |||||
| Range | 0–52 | 0–52 | 0–33 | ||
| Mean | 5.45 | 5.46 | 5.54 | 5.45 | 5.45 |
| 95% CI | 4.7–6.2 | 4.5–6.4 | 4.0–7.1 | 4.3–6.6 | 4.4–6.6 |
| Ischaemic neurological deficit | |||||
| Yes | 47/292 (16.1) | 35/212 (16.5) | 11/80 (13.8) | 29/141 (20.6) | 19/151 (12.6) |
| No | 245/292 (83.9) | 177/121 (83.5) | 69/80 (86.2) | 113/141 (79.4) | 132/151 (87.4) |
| Modified GOS discharge | |||||
| I | 114 (39.1) | 82 (38.7) | 32 (40) | ||
| II | 107 (36.6) | 85 (40.1) | 22 (27.5) | ||
| III | 37 (12.7) | 23 (10.8) | 14 (17.5) | ||
| IV | 15 (5.1) | 9 (4.3) | 6 (7.5) | ||
| V | 19 (6.5) | 13(6.1) | 6 (7.5) | ||
| Follow up | |||||
| I | 187 (64) | 134 (63.2) | 53 (66.25) | ||
| II | 59 (20.2) | 50 (23.6) | 9 (11.25) | ||
| III | 13 (4.5) | 7 (3.3) | 6 (7.5) | ||
| IV | 7 (2.4) | 4 (1.9) | 3 (3.75) | ||
| V | 26 (8.9) | 17 (8) 9 | (11.25) | ||