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. 2023 Nov-Dec;33(6):960-967.
doi: 10.1111/jon.13151. Epub 2023 Sep 4.

The Charlotte Large artery occlusion Endovascular therapy Outcome Score predicts independent outcome after thrombectomy

Rahul R Karamchandani  1 , Sagar Satyanarayana  2 , Hongmei Yang  2 , Dale Strong  2 , Jeremy B Rhoten  1 , Jonathan D Clemente  3 , Gary Defilipp  3 , Nikhil M Patel  4 , Joe D Bernard  5 , William R Stetler  5 , Jonathan M Parish  5 , Amy K Guzik  6 , Stacey Q Wolfe  7 , Anna Maria Helms  1 , Lauren Macko  1 , Laura Williams  1 , Julia Retelski  1 , Andrew W Asimos  8
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The Charlotte Large artery occlusion Endovascular therapy Outcome Score predicts independent outcome after thrombectomy

Rahul R Karamchandani et al. J Neuroimaging. 2023 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Background and purpose: Predicting functional outcomes after endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is of interest to patients and families as they navigate hospital and post-acute care decision-making. We evaluated the prognostic ability of several scales to predict good neurological function after EVT.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed records from a health system's code stroke registry, including consecutive successful thrombectomy patients from August 2020 to February 2023 presenting with an anterior circulation large vessel occlusion who were evaluated with pre-EVT CT perfusion. Primary and secondary outcomes were 90-day modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores 0-2 and 0-1, respectively. Logistic regression was performed to evaluate the ability of each scale to predict the outcomes. Scales were compared by calculating the area under the curve (AUC).

Results: A total of 465 patients (mean age 68.1 [±14.9] years, median National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS] 16 [11-21]) met inclusion criteria. In the logistic regression, the Charlotte Large artery occlusion Endovascular therapy Outcome Score (CLEOS), Totaled Health Risks in Vascular Events, Houston Intra-Arterial Therapy-2, Pittsburgh Response to Endovascular therapy, and Stroke Prognostication using Age and NIHSS were significant in predicting the primary and secondary outcomes. CLEOS was superior to all other scales in predicting 90-day mRS 0-2 (AUC .75, 95% confidence interval [CI] .70-.80) and mRS 0-1 (AUC .74, 95% CI .69-.78). Twenty of 22 patients (90.9%) with CLEOS <315 had 90-day mRS 0-2.

Conclusions: CLEOS predicts independent and excellent neurological function after anterior circulation EVT.

Keywords: CT perfusion; large vessel occlusion; outcome; thrombectomy.

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