Usman Siddiqui, Muhammad Faheem Khan, Saad Bin Anis, Bushra Ahmad, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Rida Mitha, Fouzia Anis Khan, Erfan Hussain.
Factors predicting need for post-operative ventilation after microsurgical clipping of cerebral aneurysms - a multivariate analysis.
Pak J Neurological Sci Jan ;15(1):26-32.

Patients with aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (aSAH) frequently require Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds, pre-operatively and more often, post-operatively due to the need for ventilatory support and specialized monitoring. We aimed to evaluate the frequency of post-operative ventilatory requirement in patients with aSAH and identify the possible predictive factors that might influence the need of post-operative ventilation in these patients. METHODS: We retrospectively identified a five-year data of all patients with aSAH who underwent surgical clipping using a structured proforma. Aneurysm was confirmed by Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) or Computerized Tomographic Angiography (CTA).

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