Abstract No. 721 Functional outcomes of aspiration versus stent retriever thrombectomy at a community hospital

Mechanical thrombectomy has been established as the standard of care for LVO (large-vessel occlusion) acute ischemic stroke following the favorable results of several prominent studies. Current guidelines and a recent meta-analysis endorse both thrombectomy techniques of aspiration and stent retriever as comparably effective treatments. The present study was conducted at a community hospital, which was recently certified as a comprehensive stroke center, to evaluate the efficacy of aspiration vs.
Source: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Scientific Traditional Poster Source Type: research