Table 1 Predictors for ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement
No. of shunt-treated patients (total = 11) | Non-shunt-treated patients (total = 9) | Total | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age | 54.73 | 53.67 | 0.229 | ||
Sex | Males | 7 (70%) | 3 (30%) | 10 | |
Females | 4 (40%) | 6 (60%) | 10 | ||
Fisher grade | 0.411 | ||||
2 | 3 (27.3%) | 2 (22.2%) | |||
3 | 5 (45.4%) | 3 (33.3%) | |||
4 | 3 (27.3%) | 4 (44.5%) | |||
Mean bicaudate index at shunt decision | Emergency VP shunt | 0.26 | 0.2 | 0.031 | |
Failed EVD weaning | 0.21 | ||||
Aneurysm location | ACoA | 5 (62.5%) | 3 (37.5%) | 24 | 0.0646 |
MCA | 0 | 4 (100%) | 15 | ||
PCoA | 4 (100%) | 0 | 12 | ||
ICA | 1 (50%) | 1 (50%) | 6 | ||
Multiple | 1 (100%) | 0 | 3 | ||
DACA | 0 | 1 (100%) | 3 | ||
Type of procedure | Clipping | 10 (58.8%) | 7 (41.2%) | 51 | 0.566 |
Coiling | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (66.7%) | 9 | ||