Defining the optimal size of an aspiration catheter in relation to the arterial diameter during mechanical thrombectomy for stroke - 03/02/23
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Highlights |
• | Mechanical thrombectomy using direct aspiration is known to be as effective as using a stent retriever. |
• | This study demonstrated a relationship between the diameter ratio between catheter size and occluded vessel in direct aspiration and the rate of successful recanalization. |
• | These data could guide the intraoperative selection of aspiration catheters during mechanical thrombectomy increasing the rate of successful recanalisation. |
Abstract |
Background |
Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke is effective and includes different technical approaches. Operators use direct aspiration, a stent retriever, or a combination of both. Direct aspiration can be performed with various catheters of different sizes depending on the diameter of the occluded vessel.
Purpose |
We studied the relationship between the catheter diameter in regards to the occluded vessel diameter and the rate of successful recanalization.
Materials and Methods |
We conducted a retrospective, monocentric study on a series of consecutive patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy. For each procedure, we extracted each attempt that used direct aspiration and rated the attempt as successful or unsuccessful. We also measured the occluded artery diameter and calculated the ratio between the occluded artery and the aspiration catheter diameters. We tested the association between the diameter ratio and the recanalization status. We also performed inter-rater agreement for the arterial diameter measurement between three interventional neuroradiologists.
Results |
We included 119 patients with 201 attempts of direct aspiration. A higher diameter ratio was associated with a higher recanalization rate. The analysis in terciles showed that the odds of success were 4.80 higher when the ratio was >0.71 vs <0.54 (p<0.01). Inter-rater agreement showed near-perfect intraclass correlation with 0.93 (0.91–0.94) consistency and 0.92 (0.90–0.94) absolute agreement.
Conclusions |
We demonstrated an association between higher recanalization and a diameter of ratio >0.71 between the aspiration catheter and the occluded artery. These results could guide intraoperative decisions regarding the appropriate selection of aspiration catheters during mechanical thrombectomy increasing the rate of successful recanalisation. A larger study could provide additional data to further specify the optimal ratio.
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