A direct aspiration first-pass technique (ADAPT) versus stent retriever for acute ischemic stroke (AIS): a systematic review and meta-analysis.

In conclusion, our meta-analysis showed similar clinical outcomes of ADAPT and stent retriever. However, patients in the ADAPT group had higher additional therapy rates than those in the stent retriever group. Due to several inevitable limitations of this meta-analysis, more large-scale randomized controlled trials are required to further investigate this topic.