Table 2

Clinical outcomes

Number of studiesEvents/total (%)Odds ratio (95% CI)I2 heterogeneityP value
FPE Non-FPE FPE vs non-FPE
mRS score 0–2 at 90 days6431/774 (56%)933/2285 (41%)1.78 (1.50 to 2.11)0 <0.01
sICH328/651 (4%)389/2118 (18%)0.41 (0.09 to 1.93)91 0.26
Mortality5129/771 (17%)610/2457 (25%)0.62 (0.50 to 0.76)0 <0.01
mFPE Non-mFPE mFPE vs non-mFPE
mRS score 0–2 at 90 days7339/591 (57%)402/917 (44%)1.73 (1.44 to 2.1)0.00 <0.01
sICH213/245 (5%)47/670 (7%)0.98 (0.51 to 1.88)0.00 0.95
Mortality240/244 (16%)132/634 (21%)0.98 (0.66 to 1.49)0.00 0.95
  • FPE, first pass effect; mFPE, modified first pass effect; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; non-FPE, non-first pass effect; non-mFPE, non-modified first pass effect; sICH, symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage.