Table 1.
baseline characteristics of patients’ cohort
| Variable | Early Group (n=88) |
Delayed Group (n=49) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ±SD) | 67.18(±14.17) | 64.42(±10.7) | 0.28 |
| Male (n, %) | 51 (58%) | 25 (51%) | 0.43 |
| Hypertension (n, %) | 39 (44%) | 19 (38%) | 0.52 |
| Diabetes (n, %), | 22 | 13 | 0.84 |
| NIHSS Score, Median(IQR) | 17(10.5–23) | 17.5 (7.25–21.5) | 0.39 |
| Premedication with Anti-platelets (n, %) | 52 (59%) | 26 (53%) | 0.49 |
| Premedication with Anti-coagulant (n,%) | 6 (%7) | 4 (%8) | 0.77 |
| Occlusion Site (n, %) | |||
| ICA | 16 (18%) | 13(26%) | |
| ICA Terminus | 13 (15%) | 7 (14%) | |
| M1 | 42 (48%) | 21 (43%) | |
| M2 | 22 (25%) | 13 (27%) | |
| A1 | 4 (5%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Vertebral | 1 (1%) | 1(2%) | |
| Basilar | 4 (5%) | 3(6%) | |
| P1 | 3 (3%) | 1 (2%) | 0.36 |
| IV-tPA (n, %) | |||
| Yes | 42 (48%) | 25 (51%) | |
| No | 46 (52%) | 24 (49%) | 0.62 |
| Etiology (n, %) | |||
| Large Artery atherosclerosis (LAA) | 46(52%) | 18 (37%) | |
| Cardioembolic | 11(13%) | 14 (29%) | |
| Unknown | 15 (17%) | 5 (10%) | |
| Other | 16 (18%) | 12 (24%) | 0.06 |
| Final TICI Score 2b-3 (n,%) | 84 (95%) | 47 (96%) | 0.48 |
| Number of passes required (Median) | 2.09 (±1.67) | 2.49 (±1.83) | 0.24 |
| Time to recanalization (minutes) | 24.32(±14.83) | 32.23 (±35.59) | 0.18 |
| Thrombectomy technique (n, %) | |||
| Aspiration | 54 (61%) | 35 (71%) | |
| Stent retriever | 8 (9%) | 3 (6%) | |
| Combination | 26 (30%) | 11 (22%) | 0.49 |