Table 1.
Characteristics of the group that underwent anastomoses using conventional forceps (Conventional group: CG) and that which underwent anastomoses using scissors-attached forceps (Scissors group: CG).
| Conventional group (CG) | Scissors group (SG) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of anastomose | 21 | 25 | 1.000 | |
| No. of hemispheres | 19 | 22 | 1.000 | |
| No. of patients | 16 | 19 | 1.000 | |
| No. of male | 3 | 2 | 0.6418 | |
| Mean age (years) | 35.4 ± 18.4 | 33.0 ± 20.1 | 0.9207 | |
| Preprocedural infarction | 10 | 11 | 1.000 | |
| Recent ischemic stroke | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| Preoperative mRS | 0.31 ± 0.60 | 0.52 ± 0.90 | 0.5734 | |
| Suzuki stage | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0.3942 |
| 3 | 13 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 1 | ||
| mean | 2.94 ± 0.44 | 2.84 ± 0.76 | ||
| No. of sacrificed branches | 2.4 ± 1.1 | 2.9 ± 2.2 | 0.7249 | |
| No. of sacrificed branches with the diameter larger than 200 μm | 0.14 ± 0.36 | 0.2 ± 0.58 | 0.9099 | |
| No. of sutures | 10.0 ± 1.2 | 10.0 ± 1.8 | 0.5306 | |
| Matsushima grade at postoperative angiography | A | 7 | 9 | 0.9705 |
| B | 7 | 8 | ||
| C | 2 | 2 | ||
| Mean follow-up period (months) | 71.1 ± 12.3 | 69.4 ± 15.9 | 0.8813 | |
| mRS at final follow-up | 0.25 ± 0.45 | 0.47 ± 0.84 | 0.5573 | |