Table 3.
Embolisation and surgery outcomes
| Variables Median [IQR]; n (%) |
Total (N = 88) |
Surgery only (N = 54)1 |
Preoperative embolisation (N = 34)1 |
P-value2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urgency of intervention | 0.02 | |||
| Semi-elective | 51 (58%) | 26 (48%) | 25 (74%) | |
| Urgent | 20 (23%) | 13 (24%) | 7 (21%) | |
| Emergency | 17 (19%) | 15 (28%) | 2 (6%) | |
| Completeness of embolisation | < 0.001 | |||
| Partial | NA | 31 (91%) | ||
| Not embolised | 57 (65%) | 54 (100%) | 3 (9%) | |
| Completeness of resection | 0.04 | |||
| Incomplete | 14 (16%) | 12 (22%) | 2 (6%) | |
| Complete | 74 (84%) | 42 (78%) | 32 (94%) | |
| Embolisation complications | 0.15 | |||
| Extracranial vessel injury | NA | 1 (3%) | ||
| None | NA | 33 (97%) | ||
| Time from embolisation to surgery (days) | NA | 0 [0–7] | ||
| Duration of surgery (min) | 185 [115 – 269] | 190 [123 – 237] | 150 [110 – 335] | 0.9 |
| Second look surgery required | 9 (10%) | 8 (15%) | 1 (3%) | 0.1 |
| Postoperative complications | 24 (27%) | 14 (26%) | 10 (29%) | 0.7 |
| mRS at discharge | 0.4 | |||
| 0 | 13 (15%) | 9 (17%) | 4 (12%) | |
| 1 | 31 (35%) | 15 (28%) | 16 (47%) | |
| 2 | 18 (20%) | 14 (26%) | 4 (12%) | |
| 3 | 17 (19%) | 9 (17%) | 8 (24%) | |
| 4 | 3 (4%) | 3 (5.6%) | 0 (0%) | |
| 5 | 1 (1%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | |
| 6 (mortality) | 4 (5%) | 3 (6%) | 1 (3%) | > 0.9 |
| Duration of inpatient admission (days) | 12 [7 – 23] | 12 [7 – 23] | 9 [7 - 22] | 0.4 |
| Intensive Care Unit admission | 32 (36%) | 23 (43%) | 9 (26%) | 0.1 |
| Duration of Intensive Care Unit admission (days) | 0 [0 – 2] | 0 [0 – 5] | 0 [0 – 1] | 0.09 |