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Table 1 Characteristics of patients who accepted Scepter XC balloon angioplasty

From: Early strategy of scepter XC balloon angioplasty and simultaneous Nimodipine infusion for vasospasm following ruptured aneurysm

 

Total patients

H-H Gr 1–3

H-H Gr 4–5

Fisher Gr 1–2

Fisher Gr 3–4

Patients number

50

26 (52%)

24 (48%)

15 (30%)

35 (70%)

Age

50.0

48.0

50.9

48.5

50.4

Gender

 male

12

4

8

2

10

 female

38

22

16

13

25

Symptomatic vasospasm

40

24 (60%)

16 (40%)

13 (32.5%)

27 (67.5%)

Unconscious without focal signs

10

2 (20%)

8 (80%)

2 (20%)

8 (80%)

Angioplasty Location:

 ICA MCA

25

9

16

8

17

 M1

47

15

32

16

31

 M2

35

10

25

14

21

 M3 ACA

4

0

4

0

4

 A1

8

3

5

3

5

 A2

8

2

6

2

6

 VA

7

1

6

0

7

 BA

6

1

5

0

6

 Need 2nd angioplasty

1 b

0

1

0

1

 Image Improving (%)

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

 Symptoms improving (%)

94% (47/50)

100%

87.5% (21/24)

100%

91.4% (32/35)

 3 months good outcome (mRS < =2) (%)

82% (41/50)

92.3% (24/26)

p = 0.0207

70.8% (17/24)

100% (15/15)

74.3% (26/35)

 Mortality a

2

0

2

0

2

  1. H-H Hunt and Hess grade, mRS Modified Rankin scale
  2. a Mortality: 1 case of infarction with uncal herniation; 1 case of status epilepticus
  3. b Vasospasm occurred and angioplasty was performed on a different vessel