Successful reperfusion in relation to the number of passes: comparing outcomes of first pass expanded Treatment In Cerebral Ischemia (eTICI) 2B with multiple-pass eTICI 3.
Agnetha A E BruggemanManon KappelhofSanne J den HartogJames F BurkeOlvert A BerkhemerAdriaan C G M van EsWim H van ZwamDiederik W J DippelJonathan M CoutinhoHenk A MarqueringCharles B L M MajoieBart J Emmernull nullPublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2022)
Our results did not show better outcomes for patients who achieved eTICI 2C/3 in multiple, that is, two or more, passes when compared with patients with single-pass eTICI 2B. However, this concerns observational data. Further research is necessary to investigate the per-pass effect in relation to reperfusion and functional outcome.