Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study patients.
| Male | 12 (52%) | ||
| Age (years) | 57.26 ± 14.78 | ||
| Aneurysm location | |||
| Anterior communicating artery | 8 (35%) | ||
| Middle cerebral artery | 6 (26%) | ||
| Anterior cerebral artery | 3 (13%) | ||
| Basilar artery | 3 (13%) | ||
| Internal carotid artery | 1 (4%) | ||
| Posterior cerebral artery | 1 (4%) | ||
| Posterior inferior cerebellar artery | 1 (4%) | ||
| Aneurysmal size (mm) | 4.74 ± 1.82 | ||
| Cerebral infarction due to DCI on CT | 15 (65%) | ||
| Intracerebral haemorrhage on CT | 15 (65%) | ||
| Intraventricular blood on CT | 21 (91%) | ||
| Fisher CT score | 4 (4–4) | ||
| Modified Fisher CT score | 4 (3–4) | ||
| WFNS score on admission | 4 (3–5) | ||
| HH score on admission | 4 (3–5) | ||
| GCS on admission | 5 (4–12) | ||
| On admission | Post-SAH day 5 | Post-SAH day 10 | |
| WBC count (106/mm3) | 13.69 ± 5.4 | 11.86 ± 5.7 | 12.51 ± 4.3 |
| CRP level (mg/L) | 119.50 ± 79.5 | 89.42 ± 54.4 | 78.70 ± 119 |
| Fibrinogen (mg/dL) | 446.70 ± 151 | 608.20 ± 205 | 592.90 ± 249 |
| Hgb (g/dL) | 16.40 ± 17.41 | 11.31 ± 1.9 | 10.93 ± 1.3 |
| Treatment outcome (according to GOS at 3 months) | |||
| Good recovery (score of 5) | 6 (26%) | ||
| Moderate disability (score of 4) | 2 (9%) | ||
| Severe disability (score of 3) | 2 (9%) | ||
| Persistent vegetative state (score of 2) | 5 (22%) | ||
| Death (score of 1) | 8 (35%) | ||
Data presented as mean ± SD; median (interquartile range) or count (percentage).
CRP, C-reactive protein; CT, computed tomography; DCI, delayed cerebral ischaemia; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; GOS, Glasgow Outcome Scale; HH, Hunt and Hess scale; Hgb, plasma haemoglobin; WBC, white blood cell; WFNS, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies scale.