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Table 1 Summary of study characteristics

From: Early predictors of functional outcome in poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study characteristic

Patients in multivariable analysis – median (IQR)

104 (80–154)

Study design – n (%)

  Single-center

17 (63)

  Multi-center

7 (26)

  Retrospective

24 (89)

  Prospective

3 (11)

  Cohort

26 (96)

  Case–control

1 (3)

Length of follow up – n (%)

  median (IQR)

6 (3–12)

  < 6 months

15 (56)

  > 6 months

11 (41)

  Not reported

1 (3)

Definition of favorable outcome by mRS – n (%)

19 (70)

  mRS 0–1

1 (4)

  mRS 0–2

9 (33)

  mRS 0–3

8 (30)

  mRS 0–4

1 (4)

Definition of favorable outcome by GOS – n (%)

7 (26)

  GOS 4–5

8 (30)

No definition of favorable outcome reported – n (%)

1 (4)

Studies that have exclusively included patients that were WFNS or H–H grade V – n (%)

5 (19)

Mean percentage of patients that received aneurysm treatmenta – (%)

76

Studies that included only patients that received aneurysm treatmenta – n (%)

16 (60)

  1. IQR interquartile range, mRS modified Rankin Scale, GOS Glasgow Outcome Scale, WFNS World Federation of Neurological Surgeons, H–H Hunt and Hess
  2. aOne study did not report the number of patients that received aneurysm treatment