Baseline variables included in the analysis
| Clinical variables | Procedural variables |
| Age | General anesthesia |
| NIHSS | Collateral grade* |
| Hypertension | Number of device passes |
| DM | Final TICI |
| Hyperglycemia (BS >140 mg/dL) | Rescue therapy† |
| Atrial fibrillation | |
| INR | |
| Platelet count | |
| ASPECTS | |
| IV-tPA |
*Collateral grading was based on the ASITN scale.61
†Any additional endovascular therapy after failed thrombectomy with Solitaire.
ASPECTS, Alberta Stroke Program Early CT score; DM, diabetes mellitus; INR, international normalized ratio; IV-tPA, intravenous tissue plasminogen activator; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; TICI, Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction.