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Table 1 The relationship between two surgical approaches and some ralated factors

From: Comparison between modified lateral supraorbital approach and pterional approach in the surgical treatment of middle cerebral artery aneurysms

Varibles

Modified LSO group (No. of patients)

Pterional group (No. of patients)

P value

Sex

  

0.065

 Female

21

91

 

 Male

6

63

 

Age, ys

  

0.878

 Range

39–73

28–81

 

 Mean ± SD

56.1 ± 10.1

56.4 ± 11.0

 

Neck stiffness

  

0.196

 Yes

18

82

 

 No

9

72

 

Hunt-Hess, n (%)

  

0.004

 Good grade (0–2)

26

108

 

 Poor grade (3–5)

1

46

 

GCS

  

0.003

  ≤ 12

1

48

 

 >12

26

106

 

Surgeon physician

  

0.001

 A

26

21

 

 B

1

133

 

Operation time (mean minutes)

  

0.001

 Mean ± SD

146 ± 36.7

240 ± 80.8

 

Skin incision (Average length cm)

  

0.001

 Mean ± SD

9.81 ± 2.6

15.68 ± 3.7

 

Complication

  

0.026

 Yes

2

42

 

 No

25

112

 

Tracheotomy

  

0.014

 Yes

0

29

 

 No

27

125

 

Prognosis

  

0.002

 Good

25

97

 

 Bad

2

57