Table 1.
SAH-Patient characteristics and outcome at discharge as well as at follow up.
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| No. of patients | 139 |
| No. of patients with multiple aneurysms | 43 |
| Median age, yrs (range) | 52 (20–83) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 46 (33.1%) |
| Female | 93 (66.9%) |
| Smoker | 59 (42.1%) |
| WFNS 4–5 at admission | 69 (49.6%) |
| WFNS | |
| 1 | 42 (30.2%) |
| 2 | 15 (10.8%) |
| 3 | 13 (9.4%) |
| 4 | 10 (7.2%) |
| 5 | 59 (42.4%) |
| Modified CT-Fisher score | |
| 1 | 7 (5%) |
| 2 | 12 (8.6%) |
| 3 | 73 (52.6%) |
| 4 | 47 (33.8%) |
| ICH | 47 (33.8%) |
| < 50 ml | 30 (21.6%) |
| > 50 ml | 17 (12.2%) |
| Hydrocephalus | 96 (69.1%) |
| CVS | |
| None | 29 (20.9%) |
| Mild (< 33% luminal narrowing) | 23 (16.5%) |
| Moderate (33–66% luminal narrowing) | 41 (29.5%) |
| Severe (> 66% luminal narrowing) | 42 (30.2%) |
| Undefined | 4 (2.9%) |
| DCI | 73 (52.5%) |
| Favorable outcome (MRS0-2) at discharge | 36 (25.9%) |
| Outcome at discharge | 139 |
| 1 | 23 (16.5%) |
| 2 | 13 (9.4%) |
| 3 | 14 (10.1%) |
| 4 | 31 (22.3%) |
| 5 | 44 (31.6%) |
| 6 | 14 (10.1%) |
| Favorable outcome (MRS0-2) at 6 months | 75 (56%) |
| Outcome at 6 months | 133 (95.7%) |
| 0 | 20 (15%) |
| 1 | 33 (24.8%) |
| 2 | 22 (16.5%) |
| 3 | 9 (6.8%) |
| 4 | 22 (16.6%) |
| 5 | 8 (6%) |
| 6 | 19 (14.3%) |
SAH subarachnoid hemorrhage, yrs years, WFNS World Federation of Neurological Surgeons, ICH intracerebral hemorrhage, CVS cerebral vasospasm, DCI delayed cerebral ischemia, MRS modified Rankin scale.