Ewha Med J.  1999 Jun;22(2):109-114. 10.12771/emj.1999.22.2.109.

Results of Acute Surgery for Patients of Poor Grade Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

• Shin KM
• Kim MH
• Song JH
• Kim SH

• KMID: 2171016
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12771/emj.1999.22.2.109

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
Despite of recent advances in pharmacological treatment and improvement surgical and anesthetic techniques, subarachnoid hemorrhage(SHA) from ruptured intracranial aneurysms with poor clinical grades still carries unacceptably high morbidity and mortality rates. Recently surgery for aneurysmal SAH with poor clinical grade has increased interest. METHOD: The authors experienced 57 patients with poor clinical grade (Hunt and Hess grade IV-V) after ancurysmal SAH. Among them 25 patients were treated with immediate CSF drainage via ventriculostomy, blood pressure control, early angiography(except 3 patients) and surgery within 12 hour of admission. The outcomes of patients were categorized using a four-tiered scale : 1) independent and working 2) impaired but independent 3) severly impaired and dependent 4) dead
RESULTS
The average age was 48(13-75) and the male to female ratio was 7:18 in surgical group. The average time to admission and surgery was 12 hours or less among the 25 patients. Among them 9 cases were dead, 2 cases were severly impaired and dependent, 3 cases were impaired but dependent, and 11 cases were independent and working. In this patient all cases, exception one could be ligated with a clip.
CONCLUSION
The above results suggest that the acute aggressive surgery based on appropriate selection in poor aneurysmal SAH patients can reduce of the mortality.

Keyword

Acute surgery; Poor grade; Subarachnoid hemorrhage

MeSH Terms

Aneurysm
Blood Pressure
Drainage
Female
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm
Male
Mortality
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage*
Ventriculostomy