Comparison of COVID-19 patients who underwent thrombectomy with those in the pre-pandemic period in terms of etiology and prognosis

Aykac O., Ozdemir A., Giray S., Akpinar C., Ozkul A., Ozdemir G., ...Daha Fazla

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences, cilt.26, sa.13, ss.4884-4892, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 13
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.26355/eurrev_202207_29214
  • Dergi Adı: European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.4884-4892
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, Stroke, Thrombectomy, Prognosis, Dissection, ACUTE ISCHEMIC-STROKE, THROMBOLYSIS
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2022 Verduci Editore s.r.l. All rights reserved.OBJECTIVE: We aimed at determining the effectiveness of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in patients with major vessel occlusion and infected with COVID-19, evaluating its clinical outcome and comparing it with non-COVID patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: During the pandemic, 729 patients who underwent MT in stroke centers due to Acute Ischemic Stroke (AIS) with large vessel occlusion were evaluated. This study included 40 patients with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis by a positive PCR test between March 11, 2020, and December 31, 2020. These patients were compared to 409 patients who underwent MT due to major vessel occlusion between March 11, 2019, and December 31, 2019. RESULTS: Of the patients with AIS who are infected with COVID-19, 62.5% were males, and all patients have a median age of 63.5 ± 14.4 years. The median NIHSS score of the COVID-19 group was significantly higher than that of the non-COVID-19 groups. Dissection was significantly more in the COVID-19 group. The mortality rates at 3 months were higher in the COVID-19 groups compared to non-COVID-19 groups. CONCLUSIONS: This study revealed an increased frequency of dissection in patients with COVID-19. COVID-19-related ischemic strokes are associated with worse functional outcomes and higher mortality rates than non-COVID-19 ischemic strokes.