Table 4.
Impact of bridging-therapy vs mechanical thrombectomy alone on final mTICI score
| Variable | Overall technique | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspiration | Stentriever | Rescue-therapy | ||||
| Final mTICI Score | Bridging-therapy (N = 116) |
Mechanical thrombectomy alone (N = 124) | Bridging-therapy (N = 68) |
Mechanical thrombectomy alone (N = 68) | Bridging-therapy (N = 71) |
Mechanical thrombectomy alone (N = 103) |
| 0 | 0(0.0%) | 2(1.6%) | 2(2.9%) | 1(1.5%) | 1(1.4%) | 2(1.9%) |
| 1 | 3(2.6%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | 3(4.2%) | 2(1.9%) |
| 2a | 3(2.6%) | 2(1.6%) | 4(5.9%) | 3(4.4%) | 10(14.1%) | 8(7.8%) |
| 2b | 23(19.8%) | 32(25.8%) | 19(27.9%) | 13(19.1%) | 20(28.2%) | 37(35.9%) |
| 2c | 23(19.8%) | 24(19.4%) | 13(19.1%) | 10(14.7%) | 15(21.1%) | 23(22.3%) |
| 3 | 64(55.2%) | 64(51.6%) | 30(44.1%) | 41(60.3%) | 22(31.0%) | 31(30.1%) |
| Statistical analysis | N = 240, H1 = 0.316, p = 0.574 | N = 136, H1 = 3.440, p = 0.064 | N = 174, H1 = 0.156, p = 0.693 | |||
Data given as N(%) of cases