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Table 1 Differences between men and women

From: External ventricular drain use is associated with functional outcome in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

 

Men (n = 20)

Women (n = 36)

P value

Agea

55.9 ± 16.4

59.1 ± 10.5

0.86

Admission mFa

2.7 ± 1.1

3.3 ± 1.1

0.056

Admission HHa

2.5 ± 1.7

2.9 ± 1.3

0.33

Admission GCS

14.5 (6.5–15)

13 (8.5–15)

0.35

Admission WFNS

1.5 (1–4.5)

2 (1–4)

0.45

Hydrocephalus

11 (55.0%)

28 (77.8%)

0.076

EVD+

7 (35.0%)

24 (66.7%)

0.022

Aneurysm treatment

  

0.082

 Clip

2 (10.0%)

12 (33.3%)

 

 Coil

9 (45.0%)

16 (44.4%)

 

 Otherb

9 (45.0%)

8 (22.2%)

 

Days from SAH to MRI

5.5 (3.5–11.5)

7 (3.5–13.5)

0.64

DCI or vasospasm

8 (40.0%)

21 (58.3%)

0.19

ICU LOS

11.5 (6.5–18.5)

18 (13.5–25)

0.014

Hospital LOS

13.5 (10.5–27)

20.5 (16.5–34)

0.015

Days with EVD among EVD+

14 (10–22)

18 (13.5–24)

0.24

EVD complications

1 (14.3%)

19 (79.2%)

0.002

 Ventriculitis

0 (0%)

3 (12.5%)

0.33

 Tract hemorrhage

1 (14.3%)

18 (75.0%)

0.004

 Overdrainage

0 (0%)

3 (12.5%)

0.33

Received VPS among EVD+

2 (28.5%)

6 (25.0%)

0.85

mRS at discharge

3 (2–3.5)

4 (3–5)

0.011

mRS at 6 months

1.5 (0–5)

2 (1–5)

0.65

  1. Data presented are either n (%) or median (IQR) except where noted otherwise
  2. mF, Modified Fisher Scale; HH, Hunt and Hess Scale; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; WFNS, World Federation of Neurological Surgeons Scale; EVD+, received external ventricular drain; SAH, subarachnoid hemorrhage; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; DCI, delayed cerebral ischemia; ICU, intensive care unit; LOS, length of stay; mRS, modified Rankin Scale
  3. aMean ± standard deviation
  4. bOther refers to pipeline (n = 1), glue embolization (n = 1), both clipping and coiling (n = 1), or neither (n = 14)
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