TABLE 1.
Patient characteristics
| All patients (n = 58) | Unfavourable GOSE 1–4 (n = 17) |
Favourable GOSE 5–8 (n = 39) |
DCI (n = 16) |
Non–DCI (n = 42) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (female) | 44 (76) | 14 (82) | 28 (72) | 10 (63) | 34 (81) |
| Age (years) | 57 (48–64) | 58 (54–65) | 56 (48–64) | 56 (48–60) | 58 (48–65) |
| Death first year | 4 (7) | 4 (24) | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 3 (7) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 4 (7) | 2 (12) | 1 (3) | 1 (6) | 3 (7) |
| Hypertension | 20 (34) | 6 (35) | 14 (36) | 4 (25) | 16 (38) |
| Diabetes | 3 (5) | 2 (12) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 3 (7) |
| Smoking | 9 (16) | 1 (6) | 8 (21) | 3 (19) | 6 (42) |
| WFNS 1–3 | 40 (69) | 7 (41) | 31 (79) | 10 (63) | 30 (71) |
| WFNS 4‐5 | 18 (31) | 10 (59) | 8 (21) | 6 (38) | 12 (29) |
| GCS 13–15 | 40 (69) | 7 (41) | 31 (79) | 10 (63) | 30 (71) |
| GCS 9–12 | 7 (12) | 3 (18) | 4 (10) | 3 (19) | 4 (10) |
| GCS 3–8 | 11 (19) | 7 (41) | 4 (10) | 3 (19) | 8 (19) |
| Modified Fischer Grade 0–2 | 4 (7) | 0 (0) | 4 (10) | 0 (0) | 4 (10) |
| Modified Fischer Grade 3–4 | 54 (93) | 17 (100) | 35 (90) | 16 (100) | 38 (90) |
|
Aneurysm location Anterior circulation |
44 (76) | 15 (88) | 27 (69) | 15 (94) | 29 (69) |
| Posterior circulation | 14 (24) | 2 (12) | 12 (31) | 1 (6) | 13 (31) |
| Ventricular drainage | 29 (50) | 14 (82) | 15 (38) | 9 (56) | 20 (48) |
| Embolization | 42 (72) | 7 (41) | 34 (87) | 14 (88) | 28 (67) |
| Surgery | 16 (28) | 10 (59) | 5 (13) | 2 (12) | 14 (33) |
| Infection (All) | 24 (41) | 13 (76) | 11 (28) | 11 (69) | 13 (31) |
| Ventriculitis (positive cerebrospinal culture) | 2 (3) | 2 (12) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (5) |
| Positive blood culture | 3 (5) | 1 (6) | 2 (5) | 3 (19) | 0 (0) |
| Ventilator associated pneumonia (positive sputum culture) | 16 (28) | 9 (53) | 7 (18) | 8 (50) | 8 (19) |
| Positive urine culture | 1 (2) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
Number (per cent) or median with interquartile ranges. Infection was defined as clinical signs of infection in combination with a positive culture from blood, cerebrospinal fluid or tracheal secretion warranting antimicrobial treatment.
Two patients were lost to follow‐up, making the total patients with scored GOSE n = 56.
Abbreviations: GCS, Glasgow Coma scale; WFNS, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies.