Higher intracranial positioning of an 8 Fr guide catheter improves efficacy of aspiration thrombectomy in large vessel occlusion stroke

Daryl Goldman, Mais Al-Kawaz, Preethi Reddi, Kurt A. Yaeger, Trevor Hardigan, Amol Mehta, Jacopo Scaggiante, Robert Dana Tomalty, Paul Gulotta, Vernard Fennell, Gabriel A. Vidal, Mugilan Poongkunran, James M. Milburn, Shahram Majidi

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Abstract

Background: Higher positioning of a large bore guide catheter during endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is hypothesized to potentially improve thrombectomy success. Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of intracranial guide catheter placement during EVT using a multicenter database. Methods: We reviewed data on consecutive patients undergoing EVT for anterior circulation large vessel occlusion (LVO) at three comprehensive stroke centers between October 2019 and December 2022. Participants were allocated to one of two cohorts: intracranial (n=141) - guide catheter tip positioned in the petrous carotid or further distal; and control (n=285) - guide catheter tip below the petrous carotid. Primary outcome was excellent reperfusion (Thrombolysis in Cerebral Ischemia (TICI) 2c or better), first pass effect (TICI 2c or better after one pass), and arterial access to final reperfusion time. The unpaired t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Fisher's exact test were used to compare the means, medians and proportions of the two groups, respectively. P values & lt;0.05 were considered statistically significant two cohorts. Results: A total of 426 patients were included in the analysis. Patients with guide catheter location in the petrous segment or further distal had a significantly higher first-pass effect (111/284, 39.1% vs 37/141, 26.2%, P=0.009). There was no significant difference in final excellent recanalization rates between groups (202/285, 70.9% vs 92/141, 65.2%, P=0.266). Furthermore, intracranial positioning of the guide catheter was associated with significantly shorter time to final recanalization (median 21.0 (13.0-38.0) min vs 30.0 (17.0-48.0) min, P<0.001). Conclusion: Positioning a large bore guide catheter in the petrous segment or further distal resulted in a significantly higher rate of first pass effect, faster procedural times, and equivalent final excellent reperfusion rates compared with more proximal guide catheter placement for patients with anterior circulation LVO.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberjnis-2024-022026
JournalJournal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2024

Keywords

  • Catheter
  • Embolic
  • Stroke
  • Thrombectomy

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