Is first-pass effect a meaningful metric to evaluate thrombectomy technologies?

ABSTRACT: BackgroundGood clinical outcomes following stroke thrombectomy have been associated with successful reperfusion following a single pass, often referred to as the first pass effect (FPE). Inherent in FPE is a potential association with rapid recanalization. It remains unclear if the benefit associated with FPE is an epiphenomenon rather than a meaningful metric to evaluate thrombectomy. We retrospectively analyzed a high-volume single-practice database to evaluate the association of FPE with good clinical outcome.MethodsA database of 1047 consecutive thrombectomies from 2011 to 2020 was retrospectively queried. Demographics and presentation/procedural metrics were correlated with clinical outcome (3-month modified Rankin Scale (mRS)); patients aged 18 years and older with 3-month clinical f

SUBMITTER: Agrawal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12204982 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature