Endovascular treatment for basilar artery occlusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Aristeidis H KatsanosApostolos SafourisStavros NikolakopoulosDimitris MavridisNitin GoyalMarios N PsychogiosGeorgios MagoufisChristos KrogiasLuciana CataneseBrian Van AdelGuy RaphaeliAmrou SarrajMarios ThemistocleousEvangelia KararizouGuillaume TurcAdam ArthurAndrei V AlexandrovGeorgios K TsivgoulisPublished in: European journal of neurology (2021)
Although EVT increases the probability of sICH, the available data do not exclude the possibility of improved functional outcomes over standard therapy. As larger studies are challenged by the perceived lack of equipoise in this vulnerable patient population, results of ongoing RCTs are expected to provide substantial input for future meta-analyses.