Impact of ongoing intravenous thrombolysis until completion of endovascular treatment in large vessel occlusion stroke patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent studies have implied that ongoing intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) during endovascular treatment (ET) improves functional outcomes in patients who have undergone stroke caused by a large vessel occlusion (LVO). In this study, we investigated the effect of ongoing IVT until completion of ET on procedure duration, first-pass thrombectomy rate, and periprocedural complications.

Methods

We analyzed patients from the German Stroke Registry-Endovascular Treatment dataset, collected between June 2015 and December 2021. Primary outcomes were modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score after 3 months and achievement of a Thrombolysis In Cerebral Infarction (TICI) score of 2b-3. Secondary parameters included ET duration, first-pass thrombectomy, and periprocedural complications.

SUBMITTER: Wischmann J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10437055 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature