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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 11.
Published in final edited form as: Surg Neurol. 2008 May;69(5):441–446. doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.12.016

Table 3.

Summary of surgical technical aims. The numbers in the qualitative columns represent the number of cases receiving that descriptor as assessed by the operating neurosurgeon.

Surgical Technical Aims
Quantitative Measures Hematoma entry on 1st pass 5/5
# of endoscopic passes Ave 1.4
% of hematoma evacuated 80% +/- 13
Qualitative Measures Satisfactory Needs Improvement Failed
Ease of Localization 5 0 0
Ease of Suction 4 1 0
Achieving Hemostasis 3 1 1