Andrea Naldi, Giovanni Pracucci, Roberto Cavallo, Valentina Saia, Andrea Boghi, Piergiorgio Lochner, Ilaria Casetta, Fabrizio Sallustio, Andrea Zini, Enrico Fainardi, Manuel Cappellari, Rossana Tassi, Sandra Bracco, Guido Bigliardi, Stefano Vallone, Patrizia Nencini, Mauro Bergui, Salvatore Mangiafico, Danilo Toni
BACKGROUND: The benefit, safety, and time intervals of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in patients with in-hospital stroke (IHS) are unclear. We sought to evaluate the outcomes and treatment times for IHS patients compared with out-of-hospital stroke (OHS) patients receiving MT. METHODS: We analyzed data from the Italian Registry of Endovascular Treatment in Acute Stroke (IRETAS) between 2015 and 2019. We compared the functional outcomes (modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores) at 3 months, recanalization rates, and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH) after MT...
March 7, 2023: Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery