Thrombectomy procedure metrics: clinical and radiologic outcomes
| Thrombectomies in Patients with COVID-19 (n = 13) | |
|---|---|
| Anesthesia method (No.) (%) | |
| General anesthesia | 9 (69.2%) |
| Conscious sedation | 4 (30.7%) |
| Initial treatment approach (No.) (%) | |
| Stent retriever | 4 (30.7%) |
| ADAPT technique | 6 (46.1%) |
| Combined distal aspiration and stent retriever | 3 (23.0%) |
| Timing of intervention (median) (IQR)( min) | |
| Femoral puncture to recanalization | 34.5 (23–45) |
| Symptom onset to recanalization | 298.5 (261–324) |
| Angiographic outcome (No.) (%) | |
| TICI 2b–3 | 10 (76.9%) |
| TICI 2c–3 | 9 (69.2%) |
| TICI 3 | 7 (53.8%) |
| Procedural complications (No.) (%) | |
| Neurologic | 0 (0%) |
| Non-neurologic (femoral artery occlusion) | 1 (7.6%) |
| Imaging outcome (No). (%) | |
| All hemorrhagic transformation | 3 (23.0%) |
| Symptomatic ICH | 0 (0%) |
| HI1–HI2 | 2 (15.3%) |
| PH 1 | 1 (7.6%) |
| PH 2 | 0 (0%) |
| Clinical outcome | |
| In-hospital mortality (No.) (%) | 2 (15.3%) |
| Last available NIHSS (median) (IQR)a | 5 (0.5–12.5) |
| NIHSS drop (median) (IQR)a | 2 (0.5–5) |
Note:—ADAPT indicates direct aspiration first pass technique; ICH, intracerebral hemorrhage; PH, parenchymal hematoma; HI, petechial hemorrhage.
↵a n = 10 (excluding 2 deceased patients).