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Table 3 Pre-operative and post-operative KPS scores for different surgical approaches

From: Analysis of the efficacy of microdissection of paravebous sinus meningiomas invading large venous sinuses

Type of Invasion & Surgical Strategy (no. of cases)

KPS Score

P value

Preop

Postop

Ī”

Type I

ā€ƒPeeling (23)

94.3ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.25

94.22ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.27

0.1

0.84

Type II

ā€ƒReconstruction (8)

92.88ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.4

92.38ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.63

0.5

0.49

Type III

ā€ƒReconstruction (13)

90.85ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.98

90.15ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.44

0.7

0.34

Type IV

ā€ƒReconstruction (12)

90.67ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.69

86.67ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.8

4

0.086

ā€ƒNo reconstruction (2)

91.50ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.5

82.5ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.5

9

0.33

Type V

ā€ƒReconstruction (5)

88.8ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.53

83.2ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.9

5.6

0.06

Type VI

ā€ƒNo reconstruction (5)

59ā€‰Ā±ā€‰6.9

10ā€‰Ā±ā€‰10

49

0.00317*

  1. * means that the P value is less than 0.05, which is statistically significant