Table 2 Baseline characteristics, complications and outcomes
Clinical characteristics | N = 191 |
 Age [years] | 59 (50–70) |
 Female sex | 129 (68%) |
 H&H grade after bleeding |  |
 1–3 | 86 (45%) |
 4–5 | 105 (55%) |
 Pre-existing hypertension | 81 (42%) |
 Diabetes mellitus | 15 (8%) |
 LOC at ictus | 103 (54%) |
Admission radiological characteristics | Â |
 Modified Fisher scale |  |
  1 | 8 (4%) |
  2 | 18 (9%) |
  3 | 39 (20%) |
  4 | 126 (66%) |
 SEBES (low-grade, 0–2) | 114 (61%) |
 SEBES (high-grade, 3–4) | 74 (40%) |
 ICH present on admission CT scan | 56 (29%) |
 Hydrocephalus requiring EVD placement | 134 (70%) |
 Aneurysm size [mm] | 6 (4–8) |
Aneurysm treatment | Â |
 Endovascular coiling | 106 (56%) |
 Neurosurgical clipping | 59 (31%) |
 Withhold therapy | 16 (8%) |
 Non-aneurysmal SAH* | 9 (5%) |
Complications | Â |
 Pneumonia | 110 (58%) |
 Urinary tract infection | 50 (26%) |
 Ventriculitis | 30 (16%) |
 Vasospasm | 103 (54%) |
 DCI | 42 (22%) |
Intubated days | 10 (3–17) |
H&H grades 1–3 | 5 (2–15) |
H&H grades 4–5 | 12 (5–20) |
Outcome Characteristics | Â |
 Length of ICU stay [days] | 23 (13–34) |
 In-hospital mortality | 42 (22%) |
 3-month mRS |  |
  0 | 12 (6%) |
  1 | 35 (18%) |
  2 | 26 (14%) |
  3 | 17 (9%) |
  4 | 17 (9%) |
  5 | 36 (19%) |
  6 | 48 (25%) |