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Table 1 Clinical features of the study population

From: Preventive effect of intermittent cerebrospinal fluid drainage for secondary chronic hydrocephalus after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

 

Continuous

Intermittent

P value

Total number

136

68

 

Sex (Male: female)

49: 87

20: 48

0.433

Mean ± SD age (years)

62.8 ± 14.9

62.8 ± 14.3

0.839

 <40

9

3

0.835

 40–49

16

9

 

 50–59

30

17

 

 60–69

35

18

 

 70–79

27

9

 

 80<

19

12

 

Aneurysm location

  

0.664

 MCA

30

9

 

 ACA

43

25

 

 IC-PCoA

29

16

 

 ICA

11

6

 

 posterior circulation

23

12

 

WFNS scale

  

0.004

 Grade I

30

31

 

 Grade II

41

14

 

 Grade III

8

5

 

 Grade IV

20

10

 

 Grade V

37

8

 

Fisher rating scale

  

0.452

 Group 1 or 2

9

6

 

 Group 3

107

56

 

 Group 4

20

6

 

Acute hydrocephalus

46

12

0.021

Cerebral vasospasm

24

4

0.029

Microsurgical clipping

71

30

0.301

Endovascular coiling

65

38

 

Cilostazol usage

74

64

< 0.001

Statin usage

70

65

< 0.001

  1. Continuous: Continuous CSF drainage
  2. Intermittent: Intermittent CSF drainage
  3. P value; Probability value of sNPH
  4. SD; Standard deviation
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