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. 2013 Feb 26;8(2):e57253. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057253

Table 2. Impact of Patient Demographics (n = 58) and Aneurysm Characteristics (n = 68) on Adverse Events.

Variables n Thromboembolism(n = 4) Rupture(n = 2) Overall Adverse Events(n = 6)
Yes No p Yes No p Yes No p
Patient Sex, no. (%) 0.66 1.00 0.73
Male 28 1 (4) 27 (96) 1(4) 27(96) 2 (7) 26 (93)
Female 30 3 (10) 27 (90) 1 (3) 29(97) 4 (13) 26 (87)
SAH, no. (%) 0.02 0.32 0.006
Ruptured 12 3 (25) 9 (75) 1 (8) 11(92) 4 (33) 8 (67)
Unruptured 56 1 (2) 55 (98) 1 (2) 55(98) 2 (4) 54(96)
Aneurysm location, no. (%) 1.00 1.00 0.27
Anterior circulation 55 4 (7) 51 (93) 2 (4) 53(96) 9 (16) 46(84)
Posterior circulation 13 0 (0) 13 (100) 0 (0) 13(100) 0 (0) 13(100)
Aneurysm shape, no. (%) 0.57 1.00 0.23
Saccular aneurysm 54 4 (7) 50 (93) 2 (4) 52(96) 9 (17) 45(83)
Dissection aneurysm 14 0 (0) 14 (100) 0 (0) 14(100) 0 (0) 14(100)
Aneurysm size, no. (%) 0.90 0.63 0.73
Tiny 18 1 (6) 17 (94) 0 (0) 18(100) 2 (11) 16(89)
Small 47 3 (6) 44 (94) 2 (4) 45(96) 7 (15) 40(85)
Large 3 0 (0) 3 (100) 0 (0) 3(100) 0 (0) 3(100)
Stent Strategy 0.57 1.00 0.39
Single stent with or without coiling 53 4 (8) 49 (92) 2 (4) 51(96) 6 (11) 47 (89)
Multiple stents with or without coiling 15 0 (0) 15 (100) 0 (0) 15(100) 0 (0) 15(100)
Stent Deployment Technique
Stenting before coiling (mesh technique) 5 0 (0) 5 (100) 0.66 0 (0) 5 (100) 0.82 0 (0) 5 (100) 0.53
Stenting after coiling (jailing or semi-jailing) 57 4 (7) 53 (93) 2 (4) 55 (96) 6 (11) 51 (89)
Stenting-only 6 0 (0) 6 (100) 0 (0) 6 (100) 0 (0) 6 (100)
Coils 0.20 0.83 0.37
Bare coils 22 0 (0) 22 (100) 1 (5) 21 (95) 1 (5) 21 (95)
Modified (Hydrocoil/soft) coils 37 4 (11) 33 (89) 1 (3) 36 (97) 5 (14) 32 (86)
None 6 0 (0) 6 (100) 0 (0) 6 (100) 0 (0) 6 (100)
Occlusion Grade, no. (%) 0.13 0.13 0.03
Class I 23 3 (13) 20 (87) 2 (9) 21(91) 5(22) 18(78)
Class II 14 1 (7) 13 (93) 0 (0) 14(100) 2(14) 12(86)
Class III 31 0 (0) 31 (100) 0 (0) 31(100) 0(0) 31(100)

All p value are from Pearson’s x2 test or Fisher’s Exact Test (2-sided).