Univariate associations with functional outcome at 90 days in 205 patients who underwent mechanical thrombectomy for treatment of anterior circulation occlusion
| Variable | Good (mRS 0–2) (n=86) | Poor (mRS 3–6) (n=119) | P value |
| Sex (women) (n (%)) | 45 (52) | 57 (48) | 0.532 |
| Age (years) (mean±SD) | 60.05 (13.83) | 67.17 (13.39) | <0.001 |
| Occlusion site (n (%)) | |||
| ICA | 13 (15) | 29 (24) | 0.166 |
| M1 | 63 (73) | 82 (69) | |
| M2 | 10 (12) | 8 (7) | |
| Onset to groin (min) (mean±SD) | 303.30 (167.34) | 305.69 (154.00) | 0.916 |
| mTICI grade (n (%)) | |||
| mTICI 0 | 2 (2) | 16 (13) | <0.001 |
| mTICI 1 | 1 (1) | 7 (6) | |
| mTICI 2a | 3 (3) | 16 (13) | |
| mTICI 2b | 15 (17) | 39 (33) | |
| mTICI 2c | 25 (29) | 11 (9) | |
| mTICI 3 | 40 (47) | 30 (25) | |
| Groin to revascularization (min) (mean±SD) | 60.05 (43.64) | 62.41 (34.73) | 0.681 |
| Onset to revascularization (hours) (mean±SD) | 6.03 (2.73) | 6.00 (2.60) | 0.921 |
| History of HTN (n (%)) | 61 (71) | 89 (75) | 0.538 |
| History of DM (n (%)) | 18 (21) | 35 (29) | 0.171 |
| History of HLD (n (%)) | 33 (38) | 57 (48) | 0.175 |
| History of A-fib (n (%)) | 24 (28) | 57 (48) | 0.004 |
| Smoking history (n (%)) | 45 (52) | 47 (39) | 0.068 |
| NIHSS score (mean±SD) | 16.24 (5.68) | 19.27 (4.82) | <0.001 |
| tPA (n (%)) | 47 (55) | 55 (46) | 0.201 |
| No of passes (n (%)) | |||
| 1 pass | 37 (43) | 32 (27) | 0.016 |
| ≥2 passes (BFP) | 49 (57) | 87 (73) | |
| Stent retriever length (mm)* (mean±SD) | 23.92 (7.06) | 24.96 (7.93) | 0.356 |
Continuous variables presented as mean ±SD); categorical/binary variables presented as n (%).
P value < 0.05 considered statistically significant.
*Stent retriever length refers to mean initial stent retriever length.
A-fib, atrial fibrillation; DM, diabetes mellitus; HLD, hyperlipidemia; HTN, hypertension; ICA, internal carotid artery; M1, M1 segment of middle cerebral artery; M2, M2 segment of middle cerebral artery; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; mTICI, modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction; BFP, beyond-first pass; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; tPA, tissue plasminogen activator.