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. 2013 Mar 28;8(3):e59952. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059952

Table 1. Baseline characteristics including demographic and laboratory data of the study population.

Parameter dCVS absent dCVS present p-value
number of patients 9 11
age (mean, range) 52.6 (31–66) 51.9 (39–64) 0.655*
female gender, n (%) 8 (88.9%) 8 (72.7%) 0.369
WFNS scale, n (%) 0.119
I 4 (44.4%) 3 (27.3%)
II 0 (0%) 4 (36.4%)
III 2 (22.2%) 0 (0%)
IV 1 (11.1%) 3 (27.3%)
V 2 (22.2%) 1 (9.1%)
modified Fisher scale, n (%) 0.243
II 2 (22.2%) 0 (0%)
III 2 (22.2%) 4 (36.4%)
IV 5 (55.6%) 7 (63.6%)
mRS on discharge 0.545
0 3 (33.3%) 4 (36.4%)
1 3 (33.3%) 1 (9.1%)
2 0 (0%) 1 (9.1%)
3 1 (11.1%) 3 (27.3%)
4 0 (0%) 1 (9.1%)
5 1 (11.1%) 0 (0%)
6 1 (11.1%) 1 (9.1%)
Length of stay in days, mean (range) 20.3 (9–41) 25.5 (12–53) 0.394*
Occlusive hydrocephalus requiring EVD 3 (33.3%) 7 (63.6%) 0.178
Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt 1 (11.1%) 1 (9.1%) 0.881
Intracerebral hemorrhage 3 (33.3%) 3 (27.3%) 0.769
Cerebral edema 5 (55.6%) 8 (72.7%) 0.423

dCVS: Doppler sonographic cerebral vasospasm, WFNS: World federation of neurosurgical societies, mRS: modified Rankin scale, EVD: external ventricular drainage,

*

Analysis of variance,

chi-square test.