Table 2

Comparision between the presence of any collaterals versus no collateral grades

CharacteristicsNo collaterals (0)
(n=30)
Any collaterals (1,2,3,4)
(n=32)
P value
%
Demographics
 Age>53 years' old16531132NS
 Female18642574NS
 Non-caucasian ethnicity17632162NS
 Hypertension13461341NS
 Ever smoked (>100 cigarettes)17651956NS
 Diabetes2700NS
Admission predictors
 Hunt and Hess Grade≥316602162NS
 Glasgow Coma Score<862011320.073 (NS)
 Sentinel headache9364130.036
 Ictal loss of consciousness10371442NS
 APACHE-II Physiologic Score169–211310–19NS
AdmissionCT scan
 Thick SAH*19642574NS
 Global cerebral edema15541647NS
 Intraventricular hemorrhage20641750NS
 Intracerebral hemorrhage7251235NS
 SAH sum score176–252112–26NS
 IVH sum score1.50.0–4.00.50–3.25NS
Aneurysm characteristics
  Anterior location144725740.028
  Aneurysm size>10 mm0026NS
  Clip repair procedure20713088NS
Complications
 Neurological
  Rebleed27412NS
  Herniation311412NS
 Medical
  Fever>101.5 °F15541750NS
  Pneumonia9321235NS
  Sepsis31139NS
 Cardiac
  Arrhythmias518618NS
  Cardiac arrest (in ICU)0000NA
  Myocardial infarction621515NS
  Pulmonary edema829721NS
Outcomes
 Clinical deterioration due to cerebral vasospasm19632677NS
 DCI22732477NS
 Poor functional outcome at 3 months723824NS
Severity of vasospasm
 Mild1137390.007
 Moderate9306180.244 (NS)
 Severe103321620.023
  • Values are N (%), mean (SD), median (25%–75%)%).

  • *Fisher Grade 3 or modified Fisher 3–4.

  • †MAP, mean arterial pressure.