Influence of the interventionist's experience on outcomes of endovascular thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke: results from the MR CLEAN Registry.
Susanne G H OlthuisSanne J den HartogSander M J van KuijkJulie StaalsFaysal BenaliChristiaan van der LeijDebbie BeumerGeert J Lycklama À NijeholtMaarten UyttenboogaartJasper M MartensPieter-Jan van DoormaalJan Albert VosBart J EmmerDiederik W J DippelWim H van ZwamRobert J van OostenbruggeInger R de Riddernull nullPublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2022)
Higher levels of interventionist's experience are associated with better outcomes after EVT, in particular when experience is defined as the number of patients treated in the preceding year. Every 20 procedures more per year is associated with approximately one NIHSS score point decrease, an increased probability for recanalization (aOR=1.44), and a 6-minute shorter procedure time.