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. 2018 Mar;10(3):213-220.
doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2017-013040. Epub 2017 May 2.

The golden 35 min of stroke intervention with ADAPT: effect of thrombectomy procedural time in acute ischemic stroke on outcome

Ali Alawieh  1 , Alyssa K Pierce  2 , Jan Vargas  2 , Aquilla S Turk  2 , Raymond D Turner  2 , M Imran Chaudry  2 , Alejandro M Spiotta  2
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The golden 35 min of stroke intervention with ADAPT: effect of thrombectomy procedural time in acute ischemic stroke on outcome

Ali Alawieh et al. J Neurointerv Surg. 2018 Mar.

Abstract

Introduction: In acute ischemic stroke (AIS), extending mechanical thrombectomy procedural times beyond 60 min has previously been associated with an increased complication rate and poorer outcomes.

Objective: After improvements in thrombectomy methods, to reassess whether this relationship holds true with a more contemporary thrombectomy approach: a direct aspiration first pass technique (ADAPT).

Methods: We retrospectively studied a database of patients with AIS who underwent ADAPT thrombectomy for large vessel occlusions. Patients were dichotomized into two groups: 'early recan', in which recanalization (recan) was achieved in ≤35 min, and 'late recan', in which procedures extended beyond 35 min.

Results: 197 patients (47.7% women, mean age 66.3 years) were identified. We determined that after 35 min, a poor outcome was more likely than a good (modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score 0-2) outcome. The baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score was similar between 'early recan' (n=122) (14.7±6.9) and 'late recan' patients (n=75) (15.9±7.2). Among 'early recan' patients, recanalization was achieved in 17.8±8.8 min compared with 70±39.8 min in 'late recan' patients. The likelihood of achieving a good outcome was higher in the 'early recan' group (65.2%) than in the 'late recan' group (38.2%; p<0.001). Patients in the 'late recan' group had a higher likelihood of postprocedural hemorrhage, specifically parenchymal hematoma type 2, than those in the 'early recan' group. Logistic regression analysis showed that baseline NIHSS, recanalization time, and atrial fibrillation had a significant impact on 90-day outcomes.

Conclusions: Our findings suggest that extending ADAPT thrombectomy procedure times beyond 35 min increases the likelihood of complications such as intracerebral hemorrhage while reducing the likelihood of a good outcome.

Keywords: Stroke; Thrombectomy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: Disclosures: AMS: Penumbra consulting, honorarium, speaker bureau; Pulsar Vascular consulting, honorarium, speaker bureau; Microvention consulting, honorarium, speaker bureau, research; Stryker consulting, honorarium, speaker bureau. AST, RDT, and MIC: Codman consulting, honorarium, speaker bureau, research funding; Covidien consulting, honorarium, speaker bureau; Penumbra consulting, honorarium, speaker bureau, research grants; Microvention consulting, honorarium, speaker bureau, research grants; Blockade—stock, consulting, honorarium, speaker bureau; Pulsar vascular stock, consulting, honorarium, speaker bureau, research; Medtronic consulting, honorarium, speaker bureau.

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