| SAH | subarachnoid hemorrhage |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| aOR | adjusted odds ratios |
| OR | odds ratio |
| CI | confidence interval |
| ISAT | International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial |
| CCI | Charlson comorbidity index |
| PSM | propensity score matching |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
| RCT | randomized controlled trial |
| NHIRD | National Health Insurance Research Database |
| NHI | National Health Insurance |
| ICD-9-CM | International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification |
| NTD | New Taiwan dollar |
| ICA | internal carotid artery |
| ACA | anterior cerebral artery |
| MCA | middle cerebral artery |
| PCA | posterior cerebral artery |
| VBA | vertebral basilar artery |