Site of occlusion in the overall study cohort and segregated with respect to treatment arm
| Site | Study cohort (N=131) | MT (N=21) | IVT (N=110) | p1 Value | IVT +MT (N=53) | p2 Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal segment of ICA/T-thrombus, N (%) | 20 (15) | 4 (19) | 16 (15) | 0.74 | 13 (24) | 0.7 |
| M1 segment of the MCA, N (%) | 75 (56) | 10 (48) | 63 (57) | 0.41 | 30 (56) | 0.43 |
| M2 segment of the MCA, N (%) | 17 (13) | 2 (10) | 15 (14) | 0.6 | 2 (4) | 0.57 |
| Basilar artery, N (%) | 9 (7) | 3 (14) | 6 (6) | 0.15 | 3 (6) | 0.34 |
| Posterior cerebral artery, N (%) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | – | 0 (0) | – |
| Tandem occlusion, N (%) | 11 | 2 (10) | 9 (8) | 0.66 | 5 (9) | 1 |
ICA, internal carotid artery; IVT, IV thrombolysis; MCA, middle cerebral artery; MT, mechanical thrombectomy; P1, comparison of primary MT vs IVT; P2, comparison of primary MT vs IVT+MT.