Systematic review and meta-analysis of current rates of first pass effect by thrombectomy technique and associations with clinical outcomes.
Mehdi AbbasiYang LiuSeán FitzgeraldOana Madalina MereutaJorge L Arturo LarcoAsim RizviRamanathan D KadirvelLuis SavastanoBrinjikji WDavid F KallmesPublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2021)
Our findings suggest that approximately one-third of patients achieve FPE and around half of patients achieve mFPE, with equivalent results throughout thrombectomy techniques. FPE and mFPE are associated with better clinical outcomes.