Incidence of Vasospasm, Outcome, and Quality of Life after Endovascular and Surgical Treatment of Ruptured Intracranial Aneurysms: Results of a Single-Center Prospective Study in Switzerland
Table 1
Demographic characteristics and clinical and radiological findings on admission.
Surgical treatment
Endovascular treatment
Total
Clinical CVS
No clinical CVS
Total
Clinical CVS
No clinical CVS
Patients
41
12
29
25
6
19
Age (years)
Gender (f : m)
30 : 11
11 : 1
19 : 10
17 : 8
4 : 2
13 : 06
BMI (m2/kg)
WFNS grading
Grade 1–3 (%)
82.3
75
86.2
72
83.3
68.4
Grade 4-5 (%)
17.7
25
13.7
28
16.7
31.6
mGCS
Hunt & Hess grading
Grade 1–3 (%)
97.6
91.7
100
84
83.3
84.2
Grade 4-5 (%)
2.4
8.3
0
16
16.7
15.8
Initial mean arterial pressure (mmHg)
Time interval SAH—admission (mean hours/range)
21/0.4–312
21.5/0.4–124
20.8/0.5–312
19.5/0.5–206
39.4/1–206
12.3/0.5–159
Headache (%)
97.5
100
96.6
92
100
89.5
Unconsciousness (%)
43.9
50
41.5
31
33.3
36.8
Nausea/vomitting (%)
65.9
50
75.9
76
83.3
73.7
Neck stiffness (%)
61
50
65.5
64
83.3
57.9
Seizures (%)
7.3
8.3
6.8
28
16.7
31.6
Focal neurological deficits (%)
19.5
16.6
20.7
8
0
10.5
Hydrocephalus (%)
26.8
25
27.6
32
33.3
36.8
CVS: cerebral vasospasm; BMI: body mass index; WFNS: World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies; mGCS: modified Glasgow Coma Score; SAH: subarachnoid hemorrhage. All data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.