Predictors of a Good Outcome after Endovascular Stroke Treatment with Stent Retrievers

Table 2

Baseline characteristics and procedural parameters of all patients.

Characteristics
Age, y	57.4 (10.4)
Female sex, (%)	29 (41.4)
NIHSS score on admission, median (IQR)	20 (18–22)
Vascular risk factors, (%)
Hypertension	42 (60)
Diabetes mellitus	21 (30)
Atrial fibrillation	24 (34)
Dyslipidemia	41 (59)
Current smoking	32 (46)
Stroke etiology, (%)
Cardioembolism	34 (49)
Large artery disease	27 (38)
Other determined etiology	2 (3)
Unknown etiology	7 (10)
ASPECT >7, (%)	42 (71)
Occlusion site, (%)
Carotid T occlusion	10 (14)
MCA/ICA tandem occlusion	10 (14)
M1 middle cerebral artery	34 (49)
M2 middle cerebral artery	5 (7)
Basilar thrombosis	11 (16)
Time issues
Onset to groin puncture, min	205 (180–251)
Onset to recanalization, min	270 (240–340)
Successful recanalization, (%)
(TICI 2b, 3)	47 (67)
Outcome, (%)
Modified Rankin Scale: 0–2	33 (47)
Modified Rankin Scale: 3–6	37 (53)
Mortality	19 (27)
Dramatic recovery	29 (41)
Symptomatic ICH, (%)	8 (11.4)

Values are mean (SD), median (IQR), or (%) as appropriate.
NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, mRS; Modified Rankin Score, ASPECT; Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score for MCA territory stroke, and ICH; intracerebral hemorrhage.
A two-sided value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. NS: not significant.