Table 3.
Complications
|
PM-SAH (N = 29) |
NPM-SAH (N = 33) |
Total | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasospasm | 13.8 (4) | 33.3 (11) | 24.5 (15) | 0.073 |
| Ischemia | 0.0 (0) | 6.1 (2) | 3.2 (2) | 0.279 (Fisher) |
| Rebleeding | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | n/a |
| Hydrocephaly | 10.3 (3) | 33.3 (11) | 22.6 (14) | 0.031 |
| Seizures | 3.4 (1) | 12.1 (4) | 8.1 (5) | 0.220 (Fisher) |
| Hyponatremia | 17.2 (5) | 18.2 (6) | 17.7 (11) | 0.923 |
| Infections | 13.8 (4) | 33.3 (11) | 24.5 (15) | 0.073 |
| Other | 20.7 (6) | 33.3 (11) | 27.4 (17) | 0.265 |
| Any complication | 48.3 (14) | 84.8 (28) | 67.7 (42) | 0.002 |
PM-SAH - perimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage; NPM-SAH - nonperimesencephalic subarachnoid hemorrhage; n/a - non-applicable. Results are expressed as number (%).