Table 2.
Outcome parameters in patients with ELVO treated with bridging or direct EVT
| dEVT (n = 111) | EVT + tPA (n = 159) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TICI score 2b-3 | 89 (87) | 123 (82) | 0.34 |
| TICI score 3 | 76 (74) | 91 (61) | 0.03 |
| Major early recoverya | 27 (30) | 28 (30) | 1.00 |
| NIHSS, day 1<2 | 12 (13) | 11 (9) | 0.49 |
| In-hospital mortality | 12 (13) | 15 (10) | 0.88 |
| mRS score at discharge 0–1 | 24 (22) | 26 (16) | 0.36 |
| Home discharge | 28 (31) | 33 (28) | 0.87 |
| mRS score at 3 months 0–1b | 20 (27) | 36 (35) | 1.00 |
mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; TICI, thrombolysis in cerebral infarction. Figures in parentheses are percentages.
a
Defined as change of 8 points on the NIHSS scale [21] or NIHSS 0–1 on day 1.
b
Data available for 73 patients in the EVT group and 103 in the bridging group.