Trial reportEuropean journal of medical research2023
Impact of anesthesia modalities on functional outcome of mechanical thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke: a subgroup analysis of DIRECT-MT trial.
Trial report in European journal of medical research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03469206 (Parallel Group, Randomized Clinical Trial of Direct Intra-arterial Thrombectomy Versus Intravenous Thrombolysis With Intra-arterial Thrombectomy for Patients With Large Vessel Occlusion of the Anterior Circulation), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Parallel Group, Randomized Clinical Trial of Direct Intra-arterial Thrombectomy Versus Intravenous Thrombolysis With Intra-arterial Thrombectomy for Patients With Large Vessel Occlusion of the Anterior Circulation
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Comparison of anesthesia methods for intra-arterial therapy of patients with acute ischemic stroke: an updated meta-analysis and systematic review.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Pooled it
- Procedure time and clinical outcomes after thrombectomy: a pooled cohort analysis of three randomised trials.European stroke journal · 2026Trial
- Factors influencing functional recovery in posterior circulation stroke following mechanical thrombectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ neurology open · 2026Article
- Big data analysis of endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke: a study based on bibliometric analysis.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis subgroup analysis of Direct Intraarterial Thrombectomy in Order to Revascularize Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients with Large Vessel Occlusion Efficiently in Chinese Tertiary Hospitals Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial (DIRECT-MT) aimed to investigate the influence of anesthesia modalities on the outcomes of endovascular treatment.
methodsPatients were divided into two groups by receiving general anesthesia (GA) or non-general anesthesia (non-GA). The primary outcome was assessed by the between-group difference in the distribution of the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 90 days, estimated using the adjusted common odds ratio (acOR) by multivariable ordinal regression. Differences in workflow efficiency, procedural complication, and safety outcomes were analyzed.
resultsTotally 636 patients were enrolled (207 for GA and 429 for non-GA groups). There was no significant shift in the mRS distribution at 90 days between the two groups (acOR, 1.093). The median time from randomization to reperfusion was significantly longer in GA group (116 vs. 93 min, P < 0.0001). Patients in non-GA group were associated with a significantly lower NIHSS score at early stages (24 h, 11 vs 15; 5-7 days or discharge, 6.5 vs 10). The rate of severe manipulation-related complication did not differ significantly between GA and non-GA groups (0.97% vs 3.26%; P = 0.08). There are no differences in the rate of mortality and intracranial hemorrhage.
conclusionsIn the subgroup analysis of DIRECT-MT, we found no significant difference in the functional outcome at 90 days between general anesthesia and non-general anesthesia, despite the workflow time being significantly delayed for patients with general anesthesia. Clinical trail registration clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT03469206.
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