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ArticleStroke and vascular neurology2024

COmbination of Targeted temperature management and Thrombectomy after acute Ischemic Stroke (COTTIS): a pilot study.

Jürgen Bardutzky, Rainer Kollmar, Forat Al-Rawi, Johann Lambeck, Mohammad Fazel, Christian Taschner, Wolf-Dirk Niesen

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Article in Stroke and vascular neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jürgen BardutzkyDepartment of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany juergen.bardutzky@uniklinik-freiburg.de.ORCID 0000-0003-3372-2651
Rainer KollmarNeurology and Neurointensive Care, Darmstadt Hospital, Darmstadt, Germany.
Forat Al-RawiDepartment of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Johann LambeckDepartment of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4078-778X
Mohammad FazelBrainCool AB, Lund, Sweden.
Christian TaschnerDepartment of Neuroradiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Wolf-Dirk NiesenDepartment of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
University of Freiburg · DEKlinikum Darmstadt · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo evaluate the feasibility and safety of a fast initiation of cooling to a target temperature of 35°C by means of transnasal cooling in patients with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion (LVO) undergoing endovascular thrombectomy (EVT).

methodsPatients with an LVO onset of <24 hour who had an indication for EVT were included in the study. Transnasal cooling (RhinoChill) was initiated immediately after the patient was intubated for EVT and continued until an oesophageal target temperature of 35°C was reached. Hypothermia was maintained with surface cooling for 6-hour postrecanalisation, followed by active rewarming (+0.2°C/hour). The primary outcome was defined as the time required to reach 35°C, while secondary outcomes comprised clinical, radiological and safety parameters.

resultsTwenty-two patients (median age, 77 years) were included in the study (14 received additional thrombolysis, 4 additional stenting of the proximal internal carotid artery). The median time intervals were 309 min for last-seen-normal-to-groin, 58 min for door-to-cooling-initiation, 65 min for door-to-groin and 123 min for door-to-recanalisation. The target temperature of 35°C was reached within 30 min (range 13-78 min), corresponding to a cooling rate of 2.6 °C/hour. On recanalisation, 86% of the patients had a body temperature of ≤35°C. The median National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale at admission was 15 and improved to 2 by day 7, and 68% of patients had a good outcome (modified Rankin Scale 0-2) at 3 months. Postprocedure complications included asymptomatic bradycardia (32%), pneumonia (18%) and asymptomatic haemorrhagic transformation (18%).

conclusionThe combined application of hypothermia and thrombectomy was found to be feasible in sedated and ventilated patents. Adverse events were comparable to those previously described for EVT in the absence of hypothermia. The effect of this procedure will next be evaluated in the randomised COmbination of Targeted temperature management and Thrombectomy after acute Ischemic Stroke-2 trial.

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Endovascular ProceduresFeasibility StudiesHypothermia, InducedIschemic StrokeThrombectomyAgedAged, 80 and overCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsProspective StudiesRecovery of FunctionTime FactorsCerebral InfarctionThrombectomy

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