Table 1.
Study population
| Characteristics, complications, outcome | Median (IQR) or n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years), median (IQR) | 59 (50–67) |
| Gender (female), n (%) | 36 (71) |
| APACHE II score, median (IQR) | 16 (12–20) |
| Hunt and Hess grade (admission), n (%) | |
| 2 | 4 (8) |
| 3 | 12 (23) |
| 4 | 6 (12) |
| 5 | 29 (57) |
| Loss of consciousness (initial), n (%) | 36 (71) |
| Modified Fisher grade, n (%) | |
| 1 | 2 (4) |
| 2 | 3 (6) |
| 3 | 12 (23) |
| 4 | 34 (67) |
| SAH-sum score, median (IQR) | 23 (15–28) |
| IVH sum score, median (IQR) | 4 (0–8) |
| Aneurysm size > 10 mm, n (%) | 13 (26) |
| Global cerebral edema, n (%) | 15 (29) |
| Hydrocephalus requiring EVD, n (%) | 44 (86) |
| Clipping, n (%) | 32 (63) |
| Pneumonia, n (%) | 34 (67) |
| Sepsis, n (%) | 21 (41) |
| Delayed cerebral ischemia, n (%) | 16 (31) |
| Length of ICU stay (days), median (IQR) | 33 (23–49) |
| Modified Rankin scale (after 3 months), n (%) | |
| 0 | 2 (4) |
| 1 | 9 (18) |
| 2 | 3 (6) |
| 3 | 7 (14) |
| 4 | 8 (15.5) |
| 5 | 14 (27) |
| 6 | 8 (15.5) |
APACHE acute physiology and chronic health evaluation, EVD external ventricular drain, ICU intensive care unit, IQR interquartile range, IVH intraventricular hemorrhage, SAH subarachnoid hemorrhage