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Meta-Analysis
. 2020 Sep;142(3):191-199.
doi: 10.1111/ane.13255. Epub 2020 May 19.

A meta-analysis of collateral status and outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy

Jiacheng Qian  1   2 , Lu Fan  1   3 , Weiqing Zhang  1   3 , Jian Wang  1 , Jianting Qiu  1 , Yujie Wang  1
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Meta-Analysis

A meta-analysis of collateral status and outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy

Jiacheng Qian et al. Acta Neurol Scand. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

Objectives: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate pretreatment collaterals and outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke of large-vessel occlusion in anterior circulation.

Methods: We systematically searched Embase, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library from their dates of inception to March 5, 2020, and also manually searched reference lists of relevant articles. Pooled relative risk with 95% confidence interval on the association between good collaterals and functional independence (in terms of mRS 0-2), symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage, mortality, and successful reperfusion were synthesized using a random-effects model.

Results: Thirty-four studies enrolling 5768 patients were included in analysis. Good collaterals were significantly associated with functional independence (RR 1.93, 95%CI 1.64-2.27, P < .0001), successful reperfusion (RR 1.23, 95%CI 1.12-1.35, P < .0001), decreased rate of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (RR 0.68, 95%CI 0.47-0.97, P = .032), and mortality (RR 0.37, 95%CI 0.27-0.52, P < .0001). The results were consistent in sensitivity analysis. The associations between good collaterals and reperfusion remained stable after adjusting for publication bias.

Conclusions: Good pretreatment collaterals were associated with functional independence, successful reperfusion, and decreased rate of sICH and mortality after receiving mechanical thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke of large-vessel occlusion.

Keywords: collateral circulation; functional outcome; mechanical thrombectomy; meta-analysis; stroke.

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