Table 3.

Comparison of rates of revascularization, functional outcome, time to revascularization, mortality among studies

	Current study	ASTER aspiration group[18]	3D RCT aspiration group[19]
n	37	192	100
Time from arterial puncture to revascularization, mean (min)	32.5	Not reported	39*
TICI 2b-3 (%)	81.1	85.4	69.8
TICI 3 (%)	40	37.5	45.4
90-day mRS 0-2 (%)	56.8	45.3	45.8
Mortality (%)	16.2	19.3	26.0

*Median. 3D-RCT – Three-dimensional randomized controlled trial; TICI – Thrombolysis in cerebral infarction; mRS – Modified Rankin scale