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. 2023 Sep 26;25(3):388–398. doi: 10.5853/jos.2023.01641

Table 3.

Outcomes of the EVT and No-EVT groups by CT-ASPECTS and DWI-ASPECTS strata

Outcomes CT-ASPECTS
DWI-ASPECTS
Interaction P
EVT (n=53) No-EVT (n=59) OR (95% CI) EVT (n=40) No-EVT (n=31) OR (95% CI)
Primary outcome
One scale shift of mRS score toward 0 NA NA Common OR NA NA Common OR 0.002
1.29 (0.65–2.54) 6.15 (2.46–16.3)
Secondary outcomes
mRS score of 0–3 at 90 days 10 (18.9) 8 (13.6) 1.48 (0.54–4.09) 20 (50.0) 4 (12.9) 6.75 (1.99–22.8) 0.06
mRS score of 0–2 at 90 days 6 (11.3) 4 (6.8) 1.76 (0.47–6.60) 8 (20.0) 3 (9.7) 2.33 (0.56–9.66) 0.77
mRS score of 0–1 at 90 days 3 (5.7) 2 (3.4) 1.71 (0.27–10.6) 2 (5.0) 1 (3.2) 1.58 (0.14–18.3) 0.96
NIHSS improvement of 8 points or more at 48 hours 11 (20.8) 7 (11.9) 1.95 (0.69–5.46) 20 (50.0) 2 (6.5) 14.5 (3.04–69.1) 0.035
Safety outcomes
Symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage within 48 hours 6 (11.3) 2 (3.4) 3.64 (0.70–18.9) 2 (5.0) 1 (3.2) 1.58 (0.14–18.3) 0.58
Any intracranial hemorrhage within 48 hours 30 (56.6) 19 (32.2) 2.75 (1.27–5.93) 24 (60.0) 10 (32.3) 3.15 (1.18–8.42) 0.83
Death within 90 days 13 (24.5) 8 (13.6) 2.07 (0.78–5.48) 4 (10.0) 10 (32.3) 0.23 (0.06–0.84) 0.008
Recurrence of cerebral infarction within 90 days 2 (3.8) 5 (8.5) 0.42 (0.08–2.28) 2 (5.0) 0 (0.0) NA NA
Decompressive craniectomy within 7 days 6 (11.3) 6 (10.2) 1.13 (0.34–3.74) 1 (2.5) 5 (16.1) 0.13 (0.01–1.21) 0.10

Values are presented number (%) unless otherwise indicated.

EVT, endovascular therapy; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; ASPECTS, Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomographic Score; CT-ASPECTS, ASPECTS based on non-contrast computed tomography; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; DWI-ASPECTS, ASPECTS based on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging; IQR, interquartile range; NA, not applicable.