Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage enrolled in this study.
| Variables | Non-DCI (n = 34) | DCI (n = 18) | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical findings | |||
| Female | 18 (52.9%) | 8 (44.4%) | 0.564 |
| Age, years | 62.5 ± 10.6 | 58.6 ± 10.7 | 0.210 |
| Hypertension | 9 (26.5%) | 5 (27.8%) | 0.920 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 3 (8.8%) | 3 (16.7%) | 0.404 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 8 (23.5%) | 3 (16.7%) | 0.568 |
| Smoking | 5 (14.7%) | 5 (27.8%) | 0.260 |
| H-H grade IV and V | 12 (35.3%) | 11 (61.1%) | 0.077 |
| Laboratory finding | |||
| Hemoglobin | 11.6 ± 1.1 | 11.2 ± 0.8 | 0.216 |
| SaO2 (%) | 95.5 ± 1.6 | 94.9 ± 2.5 | 0.384 |
| MAP (mmHg) | 92.6 ± 4.3 | 100.7 ± 5.4 | <0.001 |
| Heart rate (BPM) | 90.4 ± 9.3 | 94.5 ± 8.4 | 0.124 |
| Radiologic findings | |||
| Anterior location | 29 (85.3%) | 16 (88.9%) | 0.721 |
| Size (mm) | 5.4 ± 1.4 | 5.8 ± 1.2 | 0.311 |
| Fisher grade 3 and 4 | 12 (35.3%) | 13 (72.2%) | 0.012 |
| Treatment outcome | |||
| Chemical angioplasty | - | 7 (38.9%) | - |
| Poor outcome | 8 (23.5%) | 9 (50.0%) | 0.055 |
BPM, beats per minute; DCI, delayed cerebral ischemia; H-H, Hunt and Hess; MAP, mean arterial pressure. Data are expressed as the numbers of subjects (percentage) representing discrete and categorical variables in the form of mean ± standard deviation.