Table 3: Effect of dichotomized clinical and interventional factors on favourable clinical outcome (mRS ≤ 2 at 90 day follow-up).

Clinical factors

Proportion of patients with mRS ≤ 2 @90 days

p

Age

< 70 y

 ≥ 70 y

 

19/23 (82%)

6/15 (40%)

 

0.007

 

Site of intracranial vessel occlusion

     Carotid T

     M1/M2

 

3/10 (30%)

22/28 (78.6%)

 

0.005

IV Lysis

     Yes

     No

 

10/12 (83.3%)

15/26 (57.7%)

 

0.12 (n.s.)

NIHSS on admission

< 9

≥ 9

 

9/11 (81.8%)

16/27 (61.5%)

 

0.18 (n.s.)

ASPECT score

    6-8

    9-10

 

11/17 (64.7%)

14/20 (70%)

 

0.56 (n.s.)

Collateral status (according to Tan)

     Tan 1

     Tan 2-3

 

7/15 (46.7%)

18/23 (78.3%)

 

0.045

Interventional factors

 

 

    Stenting

    Antegrade

    Retrograde

 

12/16 (75%)

13/21 (62%)

 

0.26 (n.s.)

Procedural time

< 60 min.

60 min.

 

7/10 (70%)

18/29 (62%)

 

0.65 (n.s.)

No. of thrombectomy manoeuvres

≤ 2

≥ 3

 

19/26 (73%)

6/12 (50%)

 

0.16 (n.s.)

Successful recanalization

     Yes (TICI 2b-3)

     No (TICI 0-2a)

 

25/38 (56.7%)

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Not applicable