Post-thrombectomy rehabilitation strategies and 90-day outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients enrolled in randomized controlled trials: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: BackgroundThe post-thrombectomy recovery phase has significant influence on long-term patient outcomes. Our study aims to explore the effect of post-thrombectomy rehabilitation strategies on modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 90-day.MethodsA search of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ClinicalTrials.gov, and the Cochrane Library from inception to April 2024. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included and assessed for quality using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. The rehabilitation strategies were divided into three groups: as per institutional care, as per national guideline, or not specified. We performed meta-regression to identify the association between rehabilitation strategy used and 90-day outcome defined using mRS.Results23 RCTs were included with 6649 patients (mean age 67 and 26

SUBMITTER: Shakir M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12095226 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature