Keng Siang Lee, Isabel Siow, Lily Wy Yang, Aaron Sc Foo, John Jy Zhang, Ian Mathews, Chun Peng Goh, Colin Teo, Bolem Nagarjun, Vanessa Chen, Sein Lwin, Kejia Teo, Shiong Wen Low, Ira Sy Sun, Boon Chuan Pang, Eugene Wr Yang, Cunli Yang, Anil Gopinathan, Tseng Tsai Yeo, Vincent Dw Nga
The comparability of endovascular coiling over neurosurgical clipping has not been firmly established in elderly patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH). Data were obtained from all patients with aSAH aged ≥60 across three tertiary hospitals in Singapore from 2014 to 2019. Outcome measures included modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score at 3 and at 6 months, and in-hospital mortality. Of the 134 patients analyzed, 84 (62.7%) underwent coiling and 50 (37.3%) underwent clipping. The endovascular group showed a higher incidence of good mRS score 0-2 at 3 months (OR = 2...
March 1, 2024: Neurosurgical Review