Table 5. Post-operative morbidity, resection rates and survival outcomes in the white light and 5-ALA groups.

Missing data: ^afive patients with missing data, ^btwo patients with missing data, ^cone patient with missing data, ^dfive patients with missing data, and ^eone patient with missing data. PS: performance status, 5-ALA: 5-aminolevulinic acid.

WHO performance status	White Light (n = 189)	5-ALA (n = 50)
Post-operative PS	PS ≤ 1: 116 (61.4%)a	PS ≤ 1: 35 (70%)
	PS ≥ 2: 68 (36.0%)a	PS ≥ 2: 15 (30%)
Increase in PS	50 (26.4%)a	16 (32.0%)
Neurological deficit	White light (n = 189)	5-ALA (n = 50)
New post-operative deficit	32 (16.9%)b	11 (22.0%)c
Degree of resection	White light (n = 189)	5-ALA (n = 50)
> 90% resection	76 (40.2%)d	37 (74.0%)e
Survival outcomes	White light (n = 189)	5-ALA (n = 50)
Mortality (15 months)	57.1%	52.0%
Median survival (days)	376	444