Table 5.
Postoperative course and the complications
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Symptoms at discharge | |
| Improved | 286 (27.7) |
| Unchanged | 333 (32.2) |
| Worsened | 414 (40.1) |
| Modified McCormick Scales at discharge (comparison with the preoperative status) | |
| Improved | 153 (14.8) |
| Unchanged | 646 (62.5) |
| Worsened | 234 (22.7) |
| Modified McCormick Scales 6 months after the operations (comparison with the preoperative status) | |
| Improved | 251 (27.6) |
| Unchanged | 500 (54.9) |
| Worsened | 160 (17.6) |
| Complications | |
| CSF leak | 28 (2.7) |
| Postoperative hematoma | 8 (0.8) |
| Infection | 9 (0.9) |
| DVT, pulmonary embolism | 2 (0.2) |
| Relapse of the tumors | |
| Local recurrence | 42 (4.1) |
| CSF dissemination | 10 (1.0) |
| Local recurrence and CSF disseminations at the same time | 27 (2.6) |
CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; DVT, deep venous thrombosis.