Thrombectomy results: total number of passes, number of single passes to achieve target recanalization, stent retriever utilization, number of passes to achieve TICI 2B or better and TICI 2C or better, one pass versus multiple passes for target vessel recanalization
| Beveled | Flat | p-value | |
| Number | 44 | 93 | |
| All cases | |||
| Number of passes | 87 | 230 | |
| One pass, n (%) | 25 (56.82) | 37 (39.78) | 0.069 |
| Mean±SD | 2.0±1.4 | 2.5±1.8 | 0.079 |
| Stent retriever, n (%) | 4 (9.09) | 27 (29.03) | 0.024 |
| TICI 2B or better | |||
| n | 44 (100) | 87 (93.55) | 0.177 |
| One pass, n (%)* | 25 (56.82) | 36 (41.38) | 0.100 |
| TICI 2C or better | |||
| n (%) | 41 (93.18) | 69 (74.19) | 0.017 |
| One pass, n (%)† | 24 (58.54) | 34 (49.28) | 0.430 |
| tPA, n (%)† | 20 (48.78) | 26 (37.68) | 0.318 |
| Stent retriever, n (%)† | 4 (9.76) | 15 (21.74) | 0.193 |
Bold text denotes statistically significant findings.
*Reference denominator is number of TICI 2B+.
†Reference denominator is number of TICI 2C+.
TICI, Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction; tPA, tissue plasminogen activator.