title: Early outcomes and perioperative complications of endovascular embolization in patients with aneurysmal SAH.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We still lack reliable data on the outcomes of endovascular coiling for ruptured cerebral aneurysms. As this is still an evolving technique, the outcomes of the procedures performed in the past and more recently cannot be directly compared. We present the early outcomes of endovascular coiling in a relatively large group of patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 190 consecutive patients (a total of 216 aneurysms) subjected to endovascular coiling in 2006-2013 (127 women aged 56±13 years and 63 men aged 50± 15 years). Up to 87.5% of the aneurysms were located within anterior circulation. Most patients presented with "mild to moderate" subarachnoid hemorrhages (85% of Hunt &Hess scores 1-3, and 72% of Fisher scores 1-3).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Embolization was feasible in 176 (92.6%) patients. In 14 cases, the embolization was not attainable due to unfavorable anatomy of the aneurysm, intraoperative vasospasm and/or aneurysm rupture, or prolapse of a coil. Early complications related to the procedure were recorded in 23 (13.1%) patients. The most common perioperative complication was aneurysm rupture. All fatal complications occurred in patients with aneurysms located at the anterior circle of Willis. At the time of discharge, 126 patients scored 4 or 5 on the Glasgow Outcome Scale.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endovascular embolization is an effective and relatively safe method for treatment of ruptured cerebral aneurysms. Complications related to the procedure are significantly less frequent in the case of vertebral-basilar complex aneurysms.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland. Electronic address: turek.grz@gmail.com.
authors: Grzegorz
authors: G
authors: Turek
authors: Department of Radiology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
authors: Andrzej
authors: A
authors: Lewszuk
authors: Department of Invasive Neurology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
authors: Jan
authors: J
authors: Kochanowicz
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
authors: Tomasz
authors: T
authors: Lyson
authors: Department of Invasive Neurology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
authors: Justyna
authors: J
authors: Zielinska-Turek
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
authors: Krzysztof
authors: K
authors: Gorbacz
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
authors: Zenon
authors: Z
authors: Mariak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000453:epidemiology; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D023261:Glasgow Outcome Scale; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Cerebral aneurysm; Coiling; Endovascular treatment; Subarachnoid hemorrhage