Table 1.
Demographics of 177 patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage
| N = 177 | |
|---|---|
| Baseline characteristics | |
| Age, years | 54 (47–62) |
| Female sex | 105 (59.3%) |
| Hypertension history | 69 (38.9%) |
| Diabetes mellitus II | 8 (4.5%) |
| Smoking history | 72 (40.7%) |
| Years of education | 10 (9–12) |
| Admission variables | |
| Loss of consciousness at ictus | 51 (28.8%) |
| Parenchymal bleeding at admission | 28 (16.1%) |
| Hunt and Hess Score at admission | 2 (1–3) |
| 1 | 59 (33.3%) |
| 2 | 52 (29.4%) |
| 3 | 32 (18.1%) |
| 4 | 12 (6.8%) |
| 5 | 22 (12.4%) |
| Modified Fisher Scale at admission | 3 (2–4) |
| SEBES score at admission | 1 (0–2) |
| Hjidra score | 11 (6–18) |
| Hjidra ventricle score | 1 (0–4) |
| Aneurysm location | |
| Anterior circulation | 83 (46.9%) |
| Posterior circulation | 42 (23.7%) |
| No aneurysm | 51 (28.8%) |
| Unknown/other | 1 (0.6%) |
| Aneurysm treatment | |
| Coiling | 88 (49.7%) |
| Clipping | 39 (22.0%) |
| No intervention | 51 (28.8%) |
| Hospital complications | |
| Hydrocephalus requiring EVD | 71 (40.1%) |
| Large-vessel vasospasm | 81 (45.8%) |
| Delayed cerebral ischemia | 22 (12.4%) |
| Ventriculitis | 21 (11.9%) |
| Pneumonia | 61 (34.5%) |
| Urinary tract infection | 41 (23.2%) |
| Sepsis/bacteremia | 18 (10.2%) |
| Outcomes | |
| Length of ICU stay, days | 17 (10–27) |
| Hospital mortality | 0 (0%) |
| mRS at discharge | 2 (1–4) |
| mRS at 3 months | 1 (0–2) |
| mRS at 12 months | 1 (0–2) |
| 0 | 82 (46.3%) |
| 1 | 47 (26.6%) |
| 2 | 35 (19.8%) |
| 3 | 9 (5.1%) |
| 4 | 3 (1.7%) |
| 5 | 1 (0.6%) |
Data are n (%) or median (interquartile range)
EVD, external ventricular drain, ICU, intensive care unit, mRS, modified Rankin Scale score, SEBES, subarachnoid hemorrhage early brain edema score