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.