Table 2

Results of studies investigating endovascular therapy versus best medical management

YearAuthorIVT in
EVT arm
EVT mRS≤1EVT mRS≤2NIHSS shift with EVTsICHaICH
aORPaORPShiftPEVT %BMM %EVT %BMM %
2014Urra et al447%NSNSNSNS11.8*0*
2018Haussen et al531%−21%<0.01−3.740.0166.70
2018Nagel et al651%NSNS3.1NR*5.22.6
2020*Goyal et al354%0.720.470.730.644.40.922*3*
2017Haussen et al760%−2.50.0100
2018Sarraj et al831%1.30.470.90.775.8*0*5.310
2020Saito et al99.1%NSNS1.650.25NSNSNSNS
2020Wolman et al1035%−0.80.62NSNS35*10*
2017Dargazanli et al1161%1.15NSNSNSNSNS16.5*6.1*
2019*Shang et al1229%NSNS3.20.00810*2*
  • – Analysis not performed.

  • *Statistically significant (p<0.05) but numbers either not reported or bivariate comparisons.

  • aICH, any intracranial hemorrhage or in some cases asymptomatic; aOR, adjusted OR without imputation; EVT, endovascular therapy; IVT, intravascular thrombolysis; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; NR, not reported value; NS, not significant with specific number not reported; sICH, symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage.