Xuesong Bai, Xin Qu, Raul G Nogueira, Wenhuo Chen, Hao Zhao, Wenbo Cao, Peng Gao, Bin Yang, Yabing Wang, Jian Chen, Yanfei Chen, Yuxin Wang, Feng Shang, Weitao Cheng, Yueqiao Xu, Meng Qi, Lidan Jiang, Wenjin Chen, Jie Lu, Qingfeng Ma, Ning Wang, Liqun Jiao
BACKGROUND: Patients with large acute ischemic strokes (AIS) often have a poor prognosis despite successful recanalization due to multiple factors including reperfusion injury. The authors aim to describe our preliminary experience of endovascular cooling in patients with a large AIS after recanalization. METHODS: From January 2021 to July 2022, AIS patients presenting with large infarcts (defined as ASPECTS ≤5 on noncontrast CT or ischemic core ≥50 ml on CT perfusion) who achieved successful recanalization after endovascular treatment were analyzed in a prospective registry...
April 1, 2024: International Journal of Surgery