Table 1 Patient characteristics by occurrence of symptomatic cerebral vasospasm
Characteristics | Total (n = 128) | SCV (n = 12) | No SCV (n = 116) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | ||||
 Age, year | 53.44 ± 10.51 | 55.00 ± 9.95 | 53.28 ± 10.59 | 0.590 |
 Gender, female | 70 (54.69%) | 7 (58.33%) | 63 (54.31%) | 0.790 |
Admission clinical grade | ||||
 WFNS grade |  |  |  | 0.007 |
 Grade I | 56 (43.75%) | 1 (8.33%) | 55 (47.41%) |  |
 Grade II | 6 (4.69%) | 1 (8.33%) | 5 (4.31%) |  |
 Grade III | 14 (10.94%) | 2 (16.67%) | 12 (10.34%) |  |
 Grade IV | 30 (23.44%) | 3 (25.00%) | 27 (23.28%) |  |
 Grade V | 22 (17.19%) | 5 (41.67%) | 17 (14.66%) |  |
Admission blood pressure | ||||
 SAP, mmHg | 146.36 ± 23.97 | 140.08 ± 25.50 | 147.01 ± 23.83 | 0.343 |
 DAP, mmHg | 83.88 ± 11.70 | 81.42 ± 9.31 | 84.14 ± 11.92 | 0.445 |
 MAP, mmHg | 104.71 ± 14.34 | 100.97 ± 13.99 | 105.09 ± 14.38 | 0.345 |
Admission CT scan grade | ||||
 Modified Fisher grade | 2 (2–3) | 2 (2–3) | 4 (3–4) | < 0.001 |
Medical history | ||||
 Hypertension | 57 (44.53%) | 7 (58.33%) | 50 (43.10%) | 0.312 |
 Diabetes mellitus | 16 (12.50%) | 3 (25.00%) | 13 (11.21%) | 0.174 |
 Cardiovascular disease | 19 (14.84%) | 3 (25.00%) | 16 (13.79%) | 0.385 |
Smoking history | 35 (27.34%) | 4 (33.33%) | 31 (26.72%) | 0.735 |
Aneurysm characteristics | ||||
 Aneurysm size, mm | 7.25 ± 4.24 | 8.75 ± 6.22 | 7.09 ± 3.99 | 0.197 |
 Multiple aneurysms | 35 (27.34%) | 3 (25.00%) | 32 (27.59%) | 1.000 |
 Anterior circulation | 94 (73.44%) | 9 (75.00%) | 85 (73.28%) | 1.000 |
 Clipping | 109 (85.16%) | 11 (91.67%) | 98 (84.48%) | 1.000 |
Laboratory | ||||
 Lp-PLA2, μg/L | 182.09 ± 60.09 | 224.47 ± 76.14 | 177.70 ± 56.79 | 0.010 |
Medical complications | ||||
 Pneumonia | 51 (39.84%) | 8 (66.67%) | 43 (37.07%) | 0.063 |
 Intracranial infection | 11 (8.59%) | 1 (8.33%) | 10 (8.62%) | 1.000 |
 Sepsis | 5 (3.91%) | 1 (8.33%) | 4 (3.45%) | 0.394 |
 Hydrocephalus | 18 (14.06%) | 2 (16.67%) | 16 (13.79%) | 0.677 |