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30 December 2024 : Clinical Research  

Hemorrhagic Risk in Vestibular Schwannoma Surgeries: Insights and Implications

Alper Tabanli1ABCDEFG*, Hakan Yilmaz ORCID logo2ABCEFG, Emrah Akçay ORCID logo1ABFG, Hüseyin Berk Benek ORCID logo2ACEG, Ibrahim Burak Atci ORCID logo3BDF, Mesut Mete ORCID logo4ABDE

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.946583

Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e946583

Table 2 Surgical outcomes and postoperative complications in vestibular schwannoma resection.

Outcome/complicationMore-bleeding Group (n=15)Less-bleeding Group (n=15)P-value
Total resection achieved [n, (%)]9 (60%)12 (80%)0.25
Subtotal resection [n, (%)]6 (40%)3 (20%)0.25
Extent of resection (mean% ±SD)92.5±5.497.3±3.20.05
Operative time (mean minutes ±SD)180±45120±400.02
Estimated blood loss (mean mL ±SD)800±150450±1200.01
Intratumoral hemorrhage [n, (%)]6 (40%)1 (6.7%)0.02
Peritumoral edema [n, (%)]6 (40%)1 (6.7%)0.02
Cranial nerve deficits [n, (%)]5 (33.3%)3 (20%)0.4
CSF leak [n, (%)]2 (13.3%)1 (6.7%)0.5
Wound infection (n,%)1 (6.7%)1 (6.7%)1.0
Other complications (hydrocephalus) [n, (%)]2 (13.3%)1 (6.7%)0.5
CSF – cerebrospinal fluid; SD – standard deviation.

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