Table 3 Complications following treatment or underlying SAH
With Hydrocephalus | Without Hydrocephalus | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial hydrocephalus | Subsequent hydrocephalus | ||||
N = 82 | N = 22 | N = 64 | |||
Complications following underlying SAH | |||||
Cerebral infarctions | 18 | 7 | 13 | 0.528 | |
Vasospasm | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0.518 | |
Rebleeding during hospitalization | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0.241 | |
Seizure | 11 | 5 | 9 | 0.537 | |
Diabetes inspidus | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.018 | |
Hyponatremia | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0.022 | |
Arrhythmia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.570 | |
Intracerebral hemorrhage | 14 | 4 | 11 | 0.992 | |
Intraventricular hemorrhage | 42 | 6 | 5 | <0.0001 | |
Complications following treatment | |||||
Pneumonia | 21 | 9 | 4 | 0.001 | |
Postoperative intracerebral hemorrhage | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0.005 | |
Shunt infections | 5 | 2 | -- | ||
Over-shunting | 1 | 2 | -- | ||
Shunt obstruction | 12 | 6 | -- | ||