Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38946131›Full record

ArticleNeurointervention2024

First-Line Aspiration Thrombectomy of M2 Occlusions with a Novel Reperfusion Catheter (REDTM 62): Real-World Experience from Two Tertiary Comprehensive Stroke Centers.

Dominik Grieb, Hauke Wensing, Katharina Schulz, Christian Loehr, Heinrich Lanfermann, Martin Schlunz-Hendann, Frederik Boxberg

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Neurointervention, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Trial
  2. Article
  3. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Dominik GriebDepartment of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Sana Kliniken Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany.
Hauke WensingDepartment of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Klinikum Vest, Recklinghausen, Germany.
Katharina SchulzDepartment of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Sana Kliniken Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany.
Christian LoehrDepartment of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Klinikum Vest, Recklinghausen, Germany.
Heinrich LanfermannDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
Martin Schlunz-HendannDepartment of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Sana Kliniken Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany.
Frederik BoxbergDepartment of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Sana Kliniken Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe direct aspiration first pass technique (ADAPT) is an effective and safe endovascular treatment for distal medium vessel occlusions (DMVOs). We evaluated technical features and initial results of a novel reperfusion catheter (REDTM 62) used for frontline aspiration thrombectomy of M2 occlusions in acute ischemic stroke patients. Appropriate aspiration catheters are crucial for a successful ADAPT maneuver; however, the selection of catheters suitable for smaller-sized vessels is scarce compared to the ones for large vessel occlusions. MATERIALS AND

methodsAll patients treated with ADAPT using REDTM 62 as the frontline treatment approach for acute M2 occlusions between December 2022 and February 2024 were retrospectively enrolled. Demographic data, procedural timings and safety, recanalization rates, and outcome data were recorded.

resultsTwenty patients with a median admission National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score of 8 were identified. Successful revascularization (DMVO-thrombolysis in cerebral infarction [TICI]≥2b) with REDTM 62 aspiration thrombectomy was obtained in 65.0% (13/20) of cases. The first pass effect was 45.0% (9/20). In 2 cases, the REDTM 62 did not reach the clot due to marked distal vessel tortuosity. Stent retrievers were additionally used in 9 cases and led to an overall DMVO-TICI 2c/3 of 90.0% (18/20). Mean procedural time was 48 minutes. No complications directly related to ADAPT occurred. In-hospital mortality rate was 20.0% (4/20). The median discharge NIHSS score was 2.5. A good functional outcome at discharge (modified Rankin scale 0-2) was achieved in 55.0% (11/20) of cases.

conclusionOur initial experiences with the novel REDTM 62 reperfusion catheter for treatment of M2 occlusions is in line with published data. ADAPT using this catheter may be considered as a safe and effective first-line treatment option. Further studies are warranted to validate the initial results.

Indexed as

CatheterReperfusionStrokeThrombectomy

Identifiers

PMID38946131
PMCPMC11540473

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.