Mechanical thrombectomy in ischemic stroke: Parameters affecting the TICI outcome
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Optimized Management of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Published on: January 18, 2018
Carolina Rio Bartulos1, Dennis Lier1, Harald Sahl1
1Institut für Röntgendiagnostik und Nuklearmedizin, Städtisches Klinikum Braunschweig gGmbH, Salzdahlumer str. 90, Braunschweig, Germany.
Background:
Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is a standard stroke treatment for patients with large vessel occlusions (LVOs). A decisive factor for a successful outcome is, among other things, timely treatment.
Objective:
The objective was to analyze several time points in relation to outcomes and/or surrogate parameters. Furthermore, our data was placed in the context of other clinical trial data.
Methods:
We retrospectively evaluated 133 data sets from patients who underwent MT. The correlation of various time periods with parameters, such as the ASPECTS, NIHSS, mRS, and, particularly, the TICI score, was investigated.
Results:
A correlation was found for both the NIHSS score at discharge and the TICI score with the time periods of arrival and/or start to groin puncture as well as with arrival to the end of the intervention and the duration of the intervention.
Conclusions:
This retrospective study is consistent with large randomized clinical trials investigating stroke management and provides data from daily clinical practice.
