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Table 2 Morbidity and mortality

From: Poor outcome is associated with less negative fluid balance in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage treated with prophylactic vasopressor-induced hypertension

Cerebral infarction

 n (%)

81* (57.0)

 Territory, n (%)

  Anterior cerebral artery

50 (61.7)

  Middle cerebral artery

67 (82.7)

  Posterior cerebral artery

10 (12.3)

 Vasospasm-related infarction

54 (42.5)

Hydrocephalus, n (%)

83 (58.5)

Vasospasm

 n (%)

93 (65.5)

 Localization, n (%)

 

  Anterior cerebral artery

47 (50.5)

  Middle cerebral artery

87 (93.5)

  Posterior cerebral artery

1 (1.1)

  Basilar artery

1 (1.1)

 Severity of vasospasm, n (%)

  Mild (≥ 120 < 160 cm/s)

21 (23.6)

  Moderate (≥ 160 < 200 cm/s)

39 (43.8)

  Severe (≥ 200 cm/s)

29 (32.6)

Mortality rate, n (%)

 ICU mortality

18 (12.7)

 Hospital mortality

18 (12.7)

 ICU stay (days) median (IQ)

16 (7–25)

 Hospital stay (days) median (IQ)

26 (18–34)

Glasgow Outcome Score ≤3

 After 3 months

83 (58.4)

 After 6 months

77 (54.2)

 After 12 months

74 (52.1)

  1. ICU intensive care unit, IQ interquartile range, TCD transcranial Doppler
  2. * 41 patients with one infarcted area, 34 patients with two infarcted areas, and 6 patients with 3 infarcted areas
  3. 50 patients with one area of vasospasm and 43 patients with two areas of vasospasm; 76 cases were detected with TCD; 13 detected with TCD and angiography; and 4 detected only through angiograph