Table 2.
Outcome measures between the three groups
| Non-BGC (n = 118) | BGC without inflated balloon (n = 210) | BGC with inflated balloon (n = 100) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mRS at 90 days#—n (%) | ||||||
| 0 | 5 | (4.7) | 12 | (5.9) | 2 | (2.2) |
| 1 | 16 | (15) | 26 | (13) | 11 | (12) |
| 2 | 23 | (22) | 35 | (17) | 20 | (22) |
| 3 | 13 | (12) | 37 | (18) | 13 | (14) |
| 4 | 13 | (12) | 17 | (8.4) | 7 | (7.7) |
| 5 | 4 | (3.8) | 18 | (8.9) | 7 | (7.7) |
| 6 | 32 | (30) | 57 | (28) | 31 | (34) |
| mRS score 0–1#—n (%) | 21 | (20) | 38 | (19) | 13 | (14) |
| mRS score 0–2#—n (%) | 44 | (42) | 73 | (36) | 33 | (36) |
| Successful reperfusion (eTICI ≥ 2B)—n (%) | 105 | (89) | 188 | (90) | 91 | (91) |
| Excellent reperfusion (eTICI ≥ 2C)—n (%) | 87 | (74) | 149 | (71) | 73 | (73) |
| Complete reperfusion (eTICI = 3)—n (%) | 43 | (36) | 55 | (26) | 46 | (46) |
| Mortality at 90 days—n (%) | 32 | (30) | 57 | (28) | 31 | (34) |
| NIHSS post intervention^—median [IQR] | 7 | [2.0–17] | 9 | [4.0–16] | 10 | [2.5–17] |
| NIHSS ≥ 4 improvement^—n (%) | 60 | (56) | 94 | (50) | 44 | (51) |
| Procedure time –median minutes [IQR] | 26.5 | [15–45] | 30.0 | [16–45] | 25.0 | [15–46] |
| Total attempts—median [IQR] | 2 | [1–3] | 1 | [1–3] | 1 | [1–3] |
| First-attempt successful (2C-3)—n (%) | 41 | (35) | 89 | (42) | 47 | (47) |
| Periprocedural complications—n (%) | 16 | (14) | 45 | (21) | 25 | (25) |
#mRS was missing in 29 patients; ^ NIHSS was missing in 38 patients
BGC balloon guide catheter, mRS modified Rankin scale, eTICI expanded treatment in cerebral ischemia, NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, IQR interquartile range