Table 3.
Patient outcomes
| Outcome | Number of Operations (n=67) |
|---|---|
| Post-surgical complications* | |
| New focal deficit due to surgery | 5 (7%) |
| Persistent focal deficit due to surgery on follow-up | 1 (1.5%) |
| Post-surgical infarctionΔ | 2 (3%) |
| Wound infection/granuloma | 2 (3%) |
| Hygroma€ | 3 (4%) |
| CSF leak | 2 (3%) |
| Follow-up Events^ | |
| TIA | 10 (7%) |
| Infarction | 6 (9%) |
| Infarction ipsilateral to surgery | 2 (3%) |
| Infarction within 1 yr surgery | 0 |
| Intracranial hemorrhage | 1 (1.5%) |
| Seizure | 7 (10%) |
| Perfusion | |
| Increased | 41 of 50 (82%) |
| Decreased | 4 (8%) |
| No change | 5 (10%) |
| Collateral Formation | 50 of 52 (96%) |
| Modified Rankin | |
| Improved independence or no change | 39 of 43 (88%) |
| Decreased independence | 5 (12%)^ |
Median follow-up duration of 41 months (range 4 to 126)
*
Less than 48 hours after surgery
Δ
Post-surgical infarctions account for 2 of 5 of the new focal deficits due to surgery. Only 1 patient had persistent deficit on long-term follow-up
€
1 of 2 Hygromas account for 1 of the 5 new focal deficits due to surgery
^
Greater than 48 hours after surgery
†
Functional outcome according to the modified Rankin Scale
^
One patient had decline in independence due to unrelated comorbidities