Table 3 Clinical outcomes and complication after surgery
From: Surgical outcomes and predictors of complication in elderly patients with meningiomas
Outcome and complication | No. (%) |
|---|---|
Mortality | 6 (14.2%) |
30 day | 2 (4.8%) |
1 year | 1 (2.4%) |
5 years | 2 (4.8%) |
Complications | |
Grade I | 14 (33.3%) |
Grade II | 2 (4.8%) |
Grade IIIa | 4 (9.5%) |
Grade IIIb | 2 (4.8%) |
Grade IV | 3 (7.1%) |
Massive intraoperative bleeding and edema. | 2 (4.8%) |
Wound infection | 4 (9.5%) |
New hemiparesis, sensory changes | 4 (9.5%) |
New cranial nerve palsy | 7 (16.7%) |
Deep vein thrombosis. | 1 (2.4%) |
Discharge location | 42 (100%) |
Home ± rehabilitation | 24 (57.1%) |
Rehabilitation center | 14 (33.3%) |
Convalescence hospital | 2 (4.8%) |
Hospital persist | 2 (4.8%) |
Karnofsky score at 1 year | (n = 38) |
> 70 | 23 (60.5%) |
< 70 | 15 (39.5%) |
Karnofsky score at 5 years | (n = 34) |
> 70 | 20 (58.8%) |
< 70 | 14 (41.2%) |