Impact of aspiration catheter size on clinical outcomes in aspiration thrombectomy.
Derrek SchartzNathaniel EllensGurkirat Singh KohliRedi RahmaniSajal Medha K AkkipeddiGeoffrey P ColbyFerdinand K HuiTarun BhallaThomas K MattinglyMatthew T BenderPublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2022)
Larger aspiration catheters are associated with a higher rate of FPE, final recanalization with only an aspiration catheter, and in cases with rescue modalities, though with a higher rate of hemorrhagic complications. These findings confirm that aspiration catheter size functions as a variable in aspiration thrombectomy, which should be considered in future study and trial design.