How many stroke patients might be eligible for mechanical thrombectomy?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Recent studies showed improved patient outcomes with endovascular treatment of acute stroke compared to medical care, including IV rtPA, alone. Seven trials have reported results, each using different clinical and imaging criteria for patient selection. We compared eligibility for different trial protocols to estimate the number of patients eligible for treatment.

Patients and methods

Patient data were extracted from a single centre database that combined patients recruited to three clinical studies, each of which obtained both CTA and CTP within 6 h of stroke onset. The published inclusion and exclusion criteria of seven intervention trials (MR CLEAN, EXTEND-IA, ESCAPE, SWIFT-PRIME, REVASCAT, THERAPY and THRACE) were applied to determine the proportion that wou

SUBMITTER: Tawil SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6301245 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature