Outcomes after Thrombectomy for Minor Stroke: A Meta-Analysis
Wu X, Khunte M, Payabvash S, Zhu C, Brackett A, Matouk CC, Gandhi D, Sanelli P, Malhotra A. Outcomes after Thrombectomy for Minor Stroke: A Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurgery 2020, 149: e1140-e1154. PMID: 33359881, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.12.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageBest medical managementMedical managementMechanical thrombectomyExcellent outcomesBetter outcomesImmediate thrombectomyMinor strokeIncidence of sICHLarge vessel occlusionSignificant selection biasStroke symptomatologyIntravenous thrombolysisBaseline characteristicsPooled proportionIntracranial hemorrhageOdds ratioThrombectomyMT outcomesMeta-AnalysisPatientsMortalityOutcomesStrokeSelection bias