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Observational studyNeurologia medico-chirurgica2024

Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients Who Live Alone.

Joji Inamasu, Masashi Fujisawa, Mizuto Sato, Takahiro Miyata

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Observational study in Neurologia medico-chirurgica, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Joji InamasuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital.
Masashi FujisawaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital.
Mizuto SatoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital.
Takahiro MiyataDepartment of Neurosurgery, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital.

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Abstract

It has been shown that living alone is one of the risk factors for unfavorable outcomes in ischemic stroke patients, mostly due to delay in receiving appropriate treatment. A single-center retrospective observational study was conducted to evaluate whether living alone was associated with unfavorable outcomes in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) patients. Among 451 SAH patients admitted to our institution between January 2013 and December 2022, 43 patients who lived alone had sustained SAH at home (group A) and 329 patients who lived with family had sustained SAH at home (group F). The mortality rate (46.5% vs. 29.8%, p = 0.04) and a tendency for having unfavorable outcomes were higher in group A than in group F. The incidence of concomitant hydrocephalus was significantly higher in the former (37.2% vs. 21.3%, p = 0.03). Group A was further classified to the Able to Call (n = 15, group AC) and Unable to Call (n = 28, group UC) subgroups based on their ability to call for help by themselves. Group AC tended to have favorable outcomes (27% vs. 4%, p = 0.04). Treatment to obliterate a ruptured aneurysm had particularly been challenging in group UC, in which the accurate time of onset often remained unidentifiable: Their overall mortality was as high as 57% and their capability to undergo surgical/interventional treatment was only 67%. Perioperative complications resulting from delayed presentation had been common. Considering the present finding that most of those who lived alone could not call for help, further effort is warranted to facilitate early detection of those patients.

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Subarachnoid HemorrhageAdultAgedAneurysm, RupturedFemaleHumansHydrocephalusIntracranial AneurysmMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment Outcomealonefamilyoutcomessubarachnoid hemorrhage

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PMCPMC11304446

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