Stent-retriever assisted vacuum-locked extraction (SAVE) versus a direct aspiration first pass technique (ADAPT) for acute stroke: data from the real-world

Abstract Background Embolectomy is the standard of care in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) caused by large vessel occlusion (LVO). Aim of this study was to compare two techniques: A Direct Aspiration First Pass Technique (ADAPT) and Stent-retriever Assisted Vacuum-locked Extraction (SAVE) stratified by...

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Main Authors: Alex Brehm, Volker Maus, Ioannis Tsogkas, Ruben Colla, Amélie Carolina Hesse, Roland Gerard Gera, Marios-Nikos Psychogios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-019-1291-9