Conventional craniotomy versus conservative treatment in patients with minor spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage in the basal ganglia

Table 3 Characteristics of the hematomas

	Surgery group (n=27)	Conservation treatment group (n=27)	P value
Volume (ml)			0.790^§
Median (IQR; range)	29.6 (27.0,32.4; 25.4–36.6)	28.5 (26.3,33.7; 25.3–37.6)
Mean (SD)	29.9 (3.07)	30.2 (4.46)
IVH	5 (19%)	5 (19%)	1.000^†
Midline shift (mm)			0.910^§
Median (IQR; range)	5.5 (4.5,7.4; 0–10.19)	5.6 (4.6,7.4; 1.8–8.8)
Mean (SD)	5.9 (2.06)	5.8 (1.75)
Side of hemorrhage			0.785^†
Left	13 (48%)	14 (52%)
Right	14 (52%)	13 (48%)

For continuous variables, data are median (IQR; range) and mean (SD); for categorical variables, data are number (%). IVH, Intraventricular hemorrhage, IQR, Interquartile range, SD, Standard deviation
^†χ² test; ^§Student’s t test

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