Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of the early surgical treatment of poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and its clinical features. Methods The clinical data of 36 patients (Hunt-Hess grade Ⅳor Ⅴ) with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage were analysed retrospectively. There were 28 patients with Hunt-Hess grade Ⅳand 8 patients with Hunt-Hess grade Ⅴ. There were 28 patients with microsurgical clipping and 8 patients with interventional embolization. The therapeutic effect was evaluated by Glasgow Outcome Score (GOS). Results There were 2 patients that underwent V-P shunt because of hydrocephalus and 3 patients with pulmonary infection. Of the patients with Hunt-Hess grade Ⅳ, 21 had good prognosis, 7 had poor prognosis, and of the patients with Hunt-Hess grade Ⅴ, 3 had good prognosis, 5 had poor prognosis. The rates of good prognosis were 75% (21/28) and 37.5% (3/8), respectively. The difference of the prognosis between the two groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Of the patients with microsurgical clipping, 18 had good prognosis, 10 had poor prognosis, 3 were dead. And of the patients with interventional embolization, 6 had good prognosis, 2 had poor prognosis. The rates of good prognosis were 64.29% (18/28) and 75% (6/8), respectively. The difference of the prognosis between the two groups was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). Conclusions For the patients with Hunt-Hess grade Ⅳ, the early proper surgical treatment should be performed according to the conditions of them. The effectiveness of early surgical treatment remains to be further studied for the patients with Hunt-Hess grade Ⅴ.