Comparison of patients with and without PDE
| Overall | PDE | No PDE | |
| No of patients | 20 | 6 | 14 |
| Mean age, years | 67.5 | 69.0 | 66.8 |
| Mortality (%) | 25 | 33.3 | 21.4 |
| mRS ≤2 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Mean mRS | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| Mean NIHSS preprocedure | 17.8 | 14.7 | 19.1 |
| Mean NIHSS at discharge | 8.9 | 10.0 | 8.5 |
| Mean change in NIHSS | −8.3 | −2.3 | −10.6 |
| Mean time to onset to recanalization of PAO (min) | 351.2 | 355.5 | 348.1 |
| Mean procedural time to recanalization of PAO (min) | 53.8 | 55.8 | 52.9 |
| Mean additional time for PDE (min) | 45.8 | 45.8 | NA |
| Mean IA tPA(mg) | 10.7 | 7.3 | 12.1 |
| Occurrence of significant ICH (%) | 15.0 | 16.7 | 14.3 |
IA, intra-arterial; ICH, intracranial hemorrhage; IV, intravenous; mRS, modified Rankin score; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health stroke scale; PDE, procedural distal emboli; PAO, primary arterial occlusion; tPA, tissue plasminogen activator.