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Table 2 Patients’ characteristics and surgical side (total n = 48)

From: Ventriculosubgaleal shunting for spontaneous intraventricular haemorrhage: is it a good alternative to external ventricular drainage?

 

EVD (n = 20)

VSGS (n = 28)

p-value

Gender

 Male

12 (60.0%)

16 (57.1%)

0.843

 Female

8 (40.0%)

12 (42.9%)

 

 M:F ratio

3:2

4:3

 

Mean age (years)

48

50

 

Preoperative GSC

 Mild

4 (20.0%)

5 (17.9%)

0.737

 Moderate

5 (25.0%)

10 (35.7%)

 

 Severe

11 (55.0%)

13 (46.4%)

 

Blood site

 Right lateral ventricle

15 (75.0%)

18 (64.3%)

0.430

 Left lateral ventricle

14 (70.0%)

20 (71.4%)

0.915

 Third ventricle

16 (80.0%)

22 (78.6%)

1.000

 Fourth ventricle

18 (90.0%)

23 (82.1%)

0.683

Surgery side

 Right

12 (60.0%)

15 (53.6%)

0.658

 Left

8 (40.0%)

13 (46.4%)

 
  1. EVD: external ventricular drain; VSGS: ventriculosubgaleal shunt; GCS: Glasgow Coma Scale