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Objective. The goal was to report treatment results of elderly patients (over 70 years) who underwent clipping of aneurysms after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).
Material and Methods. From 1994 to 2000 41/284 (14%) patients older than 70 years were operated on aneurysmal SAH in our department. Localization of ruptured aneurysm was anterior communicating artery (n = 14), middle cerebral artery (n = 14), internal carotid artery (n = 6), anterior cerebral artery (n = 2), pericallosal artery (n = 1) and multiple in 4 patients. We used the Hunt and Hess classification for initial grading and the Glasgow Outcome Score at day 30 after surgery.
Results. Patients with HH 1–3 had a low mortality (1/18, 6%), whereas 9 of 23 patients (39%) with HH 4–5 deceased within 30 days after surgery. Overall mortality was 24.5% (10/41) at 30 days after surgery. Most patients (n = 32) underwent early surgery (within 72 hours). Shunt dependent hydrocephalus developed in 15 patients (37%). The outcome was better in patients graded HH 1–3, in those without serious atherosclerotic changes in angiography, and in AcoA and ICA localization compared to MCA.
Conclusion. Advanced age does not preclude successful surgery for ruptured aneurysm. Most important factor for outcome was a good initial clinical status, though the majority of our patients presented with poor grades. Early surgical clipping and postoperative intensive care can attain a favorable outcome in a significant percentage of elderly patients.
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Pinsker, M.O., Gerstner, W., Wolf, S., Trost, H.A., Lumenta, C.B. (2002). Surgery and Outcome for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Elderly Patients. In: Yonekawa, Y., Sakurai, Y., Keller, E., Tsukahara, T. (eds) New Trends in Cerebral Aneurysm Management. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplements, vol 82. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6736-6_12
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