Table 2

Comparison of the results of the present study with those of other recent studies

Author	Year	Device	No of patients	Recanalization rate (%)*	Good outcome (%)†	Mortality (%)‡
Mayer15	2005	Waterjet	12	75§	33	42
Lutsep16	2008	Merci	27	78	41	44
Espinosa de Rueda17	2013	Solitaire	18	94	50	22
Mordasini18	2013	Solitaire	14	100	29	36
Mourand19	2014	Solitaire	31	74	35	32
Baek20	2014	Solitaire	25	84	48	12
Möhlenbruch21	2014	Solitaire/Revive	24	75	33	29
Espinosa de Rueda22	2013	Solitaire/Trevo	18	94	50	22
Present study		Solitaire	13	85	39	46
		Penumbra	18	100	44	39
Overall			31	94	42	42

*The proportion of patients with TICI grade >2b.
†The proportion of patients with mRS scores of 0, 1, and 2 at 3 months.
‡The proportion of patients with an mRS score of 6 at 3 months.
§The study used TIMI grading. The number is the proportion of patients with TIMI grade >2.
mRS, modified Rankin Scale; TICI, Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction; Year, year of publication.