Characteristics of patients and aneurysms included in the portfolio
Characteristics | |
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No. of cases | 221 |
Age (mean) (range) | 51.4, 16–77 |
Female sex | 144 (65.2%) |
Aneurysm location | |
Anterior circulation | 183 (82.8%) |
Posterior circulation | 32 (14.5%) |
No aneurysm identified | 6 (2.7%) |
Aneurysm location | |
Left | 58 (26.2%) |
Right | 96 (43.4%) |
Midline | 61 (27.6%) |
None found | 6 (2.7%) |
WFNS grade | |
I | 78 (35.3%) |
II | 51 (23.1%) |
III | 16 (7.2%) |
IV | 33 (14.9%) |
V | 43 (19.5%) |
Modified Fisher grade | |
1 | 44 (20.0%) |
2 | 29 (13.1%) |
3 | 65 (29.4%) |
4 | 83 (37.6%) |
Treatment details | |
Surgical clipping | 123 (55.7%) |
Endovascular treatment | 91 (41.2%) |
Spontaneous occlusion before treatment | 1 (0.5%) |
No treatment | 6 (2.7%) |
Received hypertensive therapy for vasospasm | 52 (23.5%) |
Received balloon angioplasty for vasospasm | 26 (11.8%) |
Note:—WFNS indicates World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies.