E-053 Time is Brain: Standardizing Thrombectomy Metrics Leads to Faster Recanalization

A standardized neurointerventional thrombectomy protocol leads to faster recanalization times.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Intra-arterial therapy (IAT) is most effective when performed rapidly after ischemic stroke onset. However, there are limited performance benchmarks in IAT and there is a scarcity of information on how to structure an effective IAT protocol and its impact on time to treatment. The objective of our study was to detail a standardized IAT protocol, and to assess its influenc...

Recanalization rates decrease with increasing thrombectomy attempts.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Use of the Merci retriever is increasing as a means to reopen large intracranial arterial occlusions. We sought to determine whether there is an optimum number of retrieval attempts that yields the highest recanalization rates and after which the probability of success decreases. MATERIALS AND METHODS All consecutive patients undergoing Merci retrieval for large cerebra...

It is time to consider standardizing the interrupter technique.

Olfactory priming leads to faster sound localization.

Cross-modal interactions between vision, audition and touch have been extensively studied in the last decade. However, our understanding of how the chemical senses interact with other sensory modalities remains relatively scarce. We performed a cued auditory localization paradigm in healthy young adults by measuring reaction times to monaural auditory stimuli after subjects had been cued by uni...

Cost benefits of rapid recanalization using intraarterial thrombectomy

OBJECTIVES Thrombolytic therapy is associated with favorable clinical outcomes after successful and rapid recanalization in patients with acute ischemic stroke. This study aimed to evaluate the cost benefits and clinical outcomes at 1 year after intraarterial thrombectomy (IAT) by the rapidity of the successful recanalization. MATERIALS & METHODS Clinical outcomes of and medical costs incurre...