Impact of Number of Passes Before Rescue Therapy in Thrombectomy for Basilar Artery Strokes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

When standard endovascular thrombectomy techniques fail to achieve a successful recanalization, it is often necessary to use rescue therapies (RTs). RTs are more commonly used in basilar artery occlusions and conventionally thought to represent "a last resort option." We sought to study the outcomes of basilar artery occlusion patients who received RT, and further hypothesize that the number of instrumental passes before initiation of RT may be associated with increased risk for poor clinical outcomes.

Methods

We performed a retrospective analysis of the ETIS ("Endovascular Treatment in Ischemic Stroke") registry. Our primary analysis included 277 patients who underwent thrombectomy for basilar artery occlusion, of whom 74 patients (26.7%) who received RT, defined

SUBMITTER: Lun R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12778766 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature