Table 2.
Characteristic | Frequency (n=45) |
IV rTPA administered | 46.7% (21) |
Sedation | |
Conscious sedation | 31.1% (14) |
General anesthesia | 68.9% (31) |
Site of occlusion | |
IICA | 22.2% (10) |
M1 | 55.5% (25) |
M2 | 15.6% (7) |
VBA | 6.7% (3) |
Time from onset/LKW to procedure start (min) | |
Mean±SD | 274.2±144.1 |
Guide catheter | |
MIVI Neuroscience Super 90 | 64.4% (29) |
Penumbra Neuron Max | 35.6% (16) |
Q Catheter sizes used | |
Q3 | 4 |
Q4 | 4 |
Q5 | 19 |
Q6 | 30 |
Number of revascularization attempts per patient (any device) | |
Mean±SD | 2.7±2.1 |
Median | 2.0 |
Min, max | 1.0, 9.0 |
Procedure time (min)* | |
Median | 40 |
Min, max | 5.0, 229.0 |
Final mTICI score | |
0 | 2.2% (1) |
2A | 4.4% (2) |
2B | 20% (9) |
2C | 6.7% (3) |
3 | 66.7% (30) |
Data are mean±SD; min, max; median; or % (n/N).
*Groin puncture to final revascularization, in minutes.
IICA, intracranial internal carotid artery; IV rTPA, intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator; LKW, last known well; mTICI, modified thrombolysis in cerebral infarction; VBA, vertebro basilar artery.