Complications associated with clipping and coiling of unruptured aneurysms
| Complications | Coiled (Total Patients = 34,125) | Coiled (%) | Clipped (Total Patients = 29,918) | Clipped (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary outcomes | |||||
| Death | 215 | 0.6 | 345 | 1.2 | <.0001 |
| Discharge to long-term facility | 1655 | 4.9 | 4184 | 14.0 | <.0001 |
| Secondary outcomes | |||||
| Headache | 1434 | 4.2 | 1058 | 3.5 | <.0001 |
| Aphasia | 372 | 1.0 | 800 | 2.7 | <.0001 |
| Hemiplegia/paresis | 582 | 1.7 | 1163 | 3.9 | <.0001 |
| Hydrocephalus | 431 | 1.3 | 414 | 1.4 | .48 |
| Ventriculostomy | 185 | 0.5 | 402 | 1.3 | <.0001 |
| VP shunt surgery | 97 | 0.2 | 216 | 0.7 | <.0001 |
| Cerebral artery occlusion | 852 | 2.5 | 981 | 3.3 | <.0001 |
| Cardiac complications | 165 | 0.5 | 494 | 1.7 | <.0001 |
| Tracheostomy | 148 | 0.4 | 359 | 1.2 | <.0001 |
| Endotracheal tube | 483 | 1.4 | 1010 | 3.4 | <.0001 |
| Postoperative surgical complications | 547 | 1.6 | 997 | 3.3 | <.0001 |
| Postoperative neurologic complications | 775 | 2.3 | 2340 | 7.8 | <.0001 |