Table 2 Treatment characteristics
Favorable neurological outcome (n = 109) | Poor neurological outcome (n = 47) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Aneurysm treatment and timing — no. of patients (%) | 0.001 | ||
Early treatment within 72 h | 100 (91.7) | 37 (78.7) | |
Early but non-aneurysm detection | 1 (0.9) | 1 (2.1) | |
Late treatment | 1 (0.9) | 8 (17.0) | |
No treatment | 7 (6.4) | 1 (2.1) | |
Aneurysm management — no. of patients (%) | |||
Coiling | 70 (64.2) | 24 (51.1) | 0.173 |
Surgical clipping | 30 (27.5) | 14 (29.8) | 0.925 |
Endotracheal intubation during over 24 h | 14 (12.8) | 34 (72.3) | < 0.001 |
External ventricular drainage — no. of patients (%) | 36 (33.0) | 28 (59.6) | 0.004 |
Vasospasm — no. of patients (%) | 46 (42.2) | 18 (38.3) | 0.781 |
Delayed cerebral ischemia — no. of patients (%) | 17 (15.6) | 14 (29.8) | 0.069 |
Decompressive craniectomy — no. of patients (%) | 1 (0.9) | 9 (19.1) | < 0.001 |
Barbiturate coma therapy — no. of patients (%) | 2 (1.8) | 3 (6.4) | 0.325 |