Table 2.

Number and proportion of post-thrombectomy recanalization (mTICI score), NIHSS score, NIHSS change, and modified Rankin Scale score (mRS) by thrombus location and pre-intervention IVT

		Anterior and posterior circulation		Anterior circulation
				All		IV tPA		No IV tPA
		nr	%	nr	%	nr	%	nr	%
All		240	100.0	192	100.0	89	100.0	103	100.0
mTICI post-thrombectomy	0	15	6.3	13	6.8	6	6.7	7	6.8
	1	9	3.8	6	3.1	2	2.2	4	3.9
	2a	42	17.5	33	17.2	17	19.1	16	15.5
	2b	88	36.7	67	34.9	30	33.7	37	35.9
	3	84	35.0	72	37.5	33	37.1	39	37.9
	Missing	2	0.8	1	0.5	1	1.1	0	0.0
NIHSS post-thrombectomy (median = 8)	0–5			81	42.2	33	37.1	48	46.6
	6–11			35	18.2	17	19.1	18	17.5
	12–19			42	21.9	23	25.8	19	18.4
	20–35			21	10.9	10	11.2	11	10.7
	Missing			13	6.8	6	6.7	7	6.8
NIHSS change (median = −6)	≥12			46	24.0	20	22.5	26	25.2
	−11 to −4			75	39.1	32	36.0	43	41.7
	−3 to +3			41	21.4	22	24.7	19	18.4
	> +4			16	8.3	9	10.1	7	6.8
	Missing			14	7.3	6	6.7	8	7.8
mRS at 3 months	0	16	6.7	12	6.3	5	5.6	7	6.8
	1	49	20.4	43	22.4	20	22.5	23	22.3
	2	55	22.9	40	20.8	17	19.1	23	22.3
	3	48	20.0	40	20.8	21	23.6	19	18.4
	4	27	11.3	25	13.0	12	13.5	13	12.6
	5	8	3.3	4	2.1	2	2.2	2	1.9
	6	35	14.6	26	13.5	12	13.5	14	13.6
	Missing	2	0.8	2	1.0	0	0.0	2	1.9