Mechanical Thrombectomy for Large Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Qi LiMohamad AbdalkaderJames E SieglerShadi YaghiAmrou SarrajBruce C V CampbellAlbert J YooOsama O ZaidatJohannes KaesmacherDeep PujaraRaul G NogueiraJeffrey L SaverLei LiQin HanYi DaiHongfei SangQing-Wu YangThanh N NguyenZhong Ming QiuPublished in: Neurology (2023)
This systematic review and meta-analysis indicates that in patients with large vessel occlusion stroke with a large ischemic core, EVT was associated with improved functional outcomes over medical management without increasing sICH risk. Results of ongoing RCTs may provide further insight in this patient population.