Table 1.
Patient demographics, treatment and outcome data.
| Age (yrs., range, mean ± SD) | 26–90, 59.0 ± 14.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex (female/male) | 51/31 | 62.2%/37.8% |
| WFNS grade | ||
| 1 | 18 | 22.0% |
| 2 | 20 | 24.4% |
| 3 | 7 | 8.5% |
| 4 | 24 | 29.3% |
| 5 | 13 | 15.9% |
| Fisher grade | ||
| 1 & 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 45 | 54.9% |
| 4 | 37 | 45.1% |
| Aneurysm location | ||
| AcomA | 31 | 33.8% |
| PCA | 2 | 2.4% |
| ICA (w/o PcomA & AchoA) | 5 | 6.1% |
| AchoA | 3 | 3.7% |
| PcomA | 14 | 17.1% |
| MCA | 21 | 25.6% |
| VA/PICA | 4 | 4.9% |
| BA | 2 | 2.4% |
| Aneurysm treatment | ||
| Clipping | 46 | 56.1% |
| Coiling | 34 | 41.5% |
| Conservative | 2 | 2.4% |
| Hemicraniectomy | ||
| Primary | 21 | 25.6% |
| Secondary | 5 | 6.1% |
| Time to admission | ||
| ≤ 24 h | 76 | 92.7% |
| > 24 h | 6 | 7.3% |
| Time to aneurysm occlusion1 | ||
| ≤ 24 h | 61 | 76.3% |
| 24–72 h | 11 | 13.8% |
| > 72 h | 8 | 10.0% |
| Meningitis2 | 8 | 9.8% |
| CSF shunt | 26 | 31.7% |
| Outcome at discharge | ||
| mRS 0–2 | 23 | 28.0% |
| mRS 3–6 | 59 | 72.0% |
1Excluding 2 cases managed conservatively.
2Culture-positive meningitis.
AchoA anterior choroidal artery, AcomA anterior communicating artery, BA basilar artery, CSF cerebrospinal fluid, h. hours, ICA internal carotid artery, MCA middle cerebral artery, mRS modified Rankin scale, PCA posterior cerebral artery, PcomA posterior communicating artery, PICA posterior inferior cerebellar artery, SD standard deviation, VA vertebral artery, WFNS World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, yrs. years.