Population
116 patients after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, mean age 50.3 years, 66.4% female. 74.1% underwent…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4 to 5 years (mean 52.2 months)
Authors
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Emphasize age and Hunt-Hess grade when counseling SAH patients on psychosocial risks; this cohort study leaves open effects of surgical technique.
Patient age, initial neurological state, and bleeding pattern are the primary determinants of long-term quality of life after subarachnoid hemorrhage, rather than surgical factors.
Hütter et al. (2001) studied this question.
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