Table 2.
Repeated imaging (n=165) | No repeated imaging (n=386) | P value | ||
Groin puncture – no./total (%) | 75/165 (45%) | 326/386 (84%) | <0.01 | |
Persistent LVO, ≥1 MT attempt(s) | 57/165 (35%) | 261/386 (68%) | <0.01 | |
Persistent LVO, no access to occlusion location | 12/165 (7%) | 35/386 (9%) | 0.49 | |
LVO resolved, angiography only* | 6/165 (4%) | 29/386 (8%) | 0.09 | |
Subgroup: patients who underwent groin puncture | ||||
Repeated imaging (n=75) | No repeated imaging (n=326) | Unadjusted β (95% CI) | Adjusted β (95% CI) | |
CSC door-to-groin time§ – median (IQR) | 43 (35 to 59) | 27 (19 to 37) | 19.9 (14.7 to 25.1) | 20.0 (14.8 to 25.3)† |
PSC door-to-groin time¶ – median (IQR) | 147 (118 to 190) | 124 (104 to 154) | 22.6 (9.6 to 35.6) | 26.9 (14.2 to 39.6)‡ |
Onset-to-groin time** – median (IQR) | 198 (167 to 261) | 195 (156 to 249) | 11.1 (-9.6 to 31.9) | 15.0 (-6.0 to 35.9)‡ |
*Among patients who underwent a cerebral angiography only, one periprocedural complication was reported (femoral pseudoaneurysm, in the repeated imaging group).
†Adjusted for: age, previous stroke, NIHSS score, location of occlusion on first CTA, presentation outside office hours.
‡Adjusted for: age, previous stroke, NIHSS score, location of occlusion on first CTA, presentation outside office hours, treatment with intravenous thrombolysis.
§Number of missing values: 27.
¶55.
**17.
CSC, comprehensive stroke center; CTA, CT angiography; EVT, endovascular treatment; LVO, large vessel occlusion; MT, mechanical thrombectomy; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; no., number; PSC, primary stroke center.