Table 2

Comparison of transradial with transfemoral approaches for stroke mechanical thrombectomy

Approach	Study	Patients MT attempted	Mean age (years)	Female	Right laterality	Anterior circulation	Posterior circulation	Stent retriever	ADAPT	Solumbra	Balloon guide	Failure to reach target	Successful recanalization	First pass	Access-site complication
Transradial	Khanna et al 202014	52	72.9	29	25	44	7	18	6	27	N/A	N/A	48	N/A	1
	Phillips et al 202015	130	74	64	N/A	130	0	Unclear	54	Unclear	N/A	N/A	123	69	0
	Chen et al 201913	18	79.9	11	N/A	18	0	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	6	N/A	16	10	0
	Maud et al 201918	10	77.9	2	N/A	0	10	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	N/A	8	6	0
	Our study	93	71	53	51	82	11	37	5	43	0	4	74	42	1
	Total	303	73.4	159 (52.5%)	76 (52.4%)	274 (90.4%)	28 (9.24%)	55 (37.9%)	65 (23.6%)	70 (48.3%)	6 (4.96%)	4 (4.30%)	269 (88.8%)	127 (50.6%)	2 (0.66%)
Transfemoral	Khanna et al 202014	52	69.5	33	24	48	1	38	11	3	N/A	N/A	49	N/A	6
	Phillips et al 202015	245	76	126	N/A	245	0	Unclear	77	Unclear	N/A	N/A	231	136	16
	Chen et al 201913	33	77.5	23	N/A	33	0	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	31	N/A	29	18	0
	Maud et al 201918	10	55.2	4	N/A	0	10	N/A	N/A	N/A	4	N/A	10	7	0
	Our study	129	69.1	69	72	120	9	16	21	92	66	4	118	65	5
	Total	469	73	255 (54.4%)	96 (53.0%)	446 (95.1%)	20 (4.26%)	54 (29.8%)	109 (25.6%)	95 (52.5%)	101 (58.7%)	4 (3.10%)	93.2%	226 (54.2%)	27 (5.76%)

Numerators and denominators for each variable were derived from the studies that reported those variables.
.ADAPT, a direct aspiration first pass technique; MT, mechanical thrombectomy; N/A, not applicable.;