Long-term outcomes, including the survival rate and period to death, in patients over 80 years old after ruptured cerebral aneurysm clipping

This study aimed to identify the long-term outcomes, including the survival rate, period to death, causes of death, and predictors of poor outcomes, in patients aged over 80 years who underwent surgical clipping for a ruptured anterior circulation aneurysm. In this retrospective observational study, the medical records of patients from April 1, 1994, to June 30, 2019, were evaluated. All patients underwent surgical clipping within 72 h of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) onset. Information on the patient, SAH, and outcomes were collected. The mean hospitalization and long-term follow-up periods for all patients were 54.5 days and 53.3 months, respectively. The period to death was significantly shorter in patients with modified Rankin scale (mRS) of 4–5 than for those with an mRS of 0–3 at discharge (p=0.001). The Kaplan–Meier method using the log-rank test demonstrated that patients with an mRS of 4–5 at discharge had a significantly lower survival rate compared to those with an mRS of 0–3 at discharge (p