Outcomes | Thrombectomy (n=10) | Medical (n=22) | p Value* |
---|---|---|---|
Parenchymal hemorrhages | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1.00 |
NIHSS score | |||
NIHSS score at discharge, median (IQR) | 1 (0–3) | 2 (0.5–4.5) | 0.31 |
NIHSS score worsening >4/death | 1 (10) | 5 (23) | 0.63 |
NIHSS shift | −2.5 | 0 | 0.01 |
90-Day mRS† | 0.19 | ||
0 | 4 (40) | 5 (23) | |
1 | 3 (30) | 7 (32) | |
2 | 3 (30) | 5 (23) | |
3 | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | |
4 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
5–6 | 0 (0) | 4 (18) | |
90-Day mRS 0–2 | 10 (100) | 17 (77) | 0.15 |
90-Day mortality | 0 (0) | 3 (14) | 0.53 |
Discharge home | 9 (90) | 16 (73) | 0.38 |
Results are shown as number (%) unless stated otherwise.
*Significant p values are shown in bold.
†The last observation carried forward was used formissing final scores on the mRS.13 Only one patient (10%) of the interventional group and one (4%) of the medical therapy group had mRS carried from discharge to 90 days (both with mRS=0 at discharge).
mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.