Long Term Follow-up of SAH Patients with Conservative Treatment.
- Author:
Won Chul CHOI
1
;
Jae Kyu KANG
;
Hyun Tai JUNG
;
Jong Oung DOH
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Comparative Study ; Original Article
- MeSH:
Aneurysm;
Angiography;
Disulfiram;
Follow-Up Studies*;
Humans;
Mortality;
Retrospective Studies;
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1994;23(7):791-795
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Two hundreds and four consecutive patients who sustained proven spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage with conservative treatment were studied retrospectively. The reasons for conservative treatment were poor condition for surgery, difficulties in surgery and operation refusal. Comparative study was done in proven 47 cases of aneurysmal SAH, 27 cases of SAH with negative angiography and 130 cases of SAH without angiography about age, aneurysm site & size, neurologic grade mortality & morbidity, etc. Death had occurred in 2 weeks after attack predominantly. Rebleeding was most common cause of mortality(64%, 68/107). Survivals had good quality of life(73%, 19/26).
