Direct carotid puncture for mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke patients with prohibitive vascular access.
Cord BJ, Kodali S, Strander S, Silverman A, Wang A, Chouairi F, Koo AB, Nguyen CK, Peshwe K, Kimmel A, Porto CM, Hebert RM, Falcone GJ, Sheth KN, Sansing LH, Schindler JL, Matouk CC, Petersen NH. Direct carotid puncture for mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke patients with prohibitive vascular access. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2020, 135: 53-63. PMID: 32796146, PMCID: PMC9491727, DOI: 10.3171/2020.5.jns192737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDirect carotid punctureSmaller infarct volumesMechanical thrombectomyVascular accessFunctional outcomeAIS-LVONIHSS scoreDCP groupInfarct volumeTransfemoral accessNeck hematomaStroke patientsCarotid punctureABMT groupAnterior circulation acute ischemic strokeCommon carotid artery dissectionAcute ischemic stroke patientsDirect carotid accessEmergency mechanical thrombectomyAcute ischemic strokeAdmission NIHSS scoreCarotid artery dissectionIschemic stroke patientsGood functional outcomeLarge vessel occlusion