Risk Management and Healthcare Policy (Oct 2021)

Nomogram to Predict the Number of Thrombectomy Device Passes for Acute Ischemic Stroke with Endovascular Thrombectomy

  • Yang S,
  • Zhao K,
  • Xi H,
  • Xiao Z,
  • Li W,
  • Zhang Y,
  • Fan Z,
  • Li C,
  • Chai E

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 14
pp. 4439 – 4446

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Shijie Yang,1 Kaixuan Zhao,2 Huan Xi,1 Zaixing Xiao,1 Wei Li,1 Yichuan Zhang,2 Zhiqiang Fan,1 Changqing Li,3,4 Erqing Chai3,4 1The First Clinical Medical College of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine (Gansu Provincial Hospital), Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, Gansu, People’s Republic of China; 2Clinical Medical College, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, People’s Republic of China; 3Cerebrovascular Disease Center, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, People’s Republic of China; 4Key Laboratory of Cerebrovascular Disease of Gansu Province, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Erqing ChaiCerebrovascular Disease Center, Gansu Provincial Hospital, No. 204 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu Province, People’s Republic of ChinaEmail [email protected]: This study aimed to determine the risk factors associated with the number of thrombectomy device passes and establish a nomogram for predicting the number of device pass attempts in patients with successful endovascular thrombectomy (EVT).Methods: We enrolled patients from a signal comprehensive stroke center (CSC) who underwent EVT because of large vessel occlusion stroke. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to develop the best-fit nomogram for predicting the number of thrombectomy device passes. The discrimination and calibration of the nomogram were estimated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC-ROC) and a calibration plot with a bootstrap of 1000 resamples. A decision curve analysis (DCA) was used to measure the availability and effect of this predictive tool.Results: In total, 130 patients (mean age 64.9 ± 11.1 years; 83 males) were included in the final analysis. Age (odds ratio [OR], 1.085; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.005– 1.172; p = 0.036), baseline Alberta Stroke Program Early computed tomography (ASPECTS) score (OR, 0.237; 95% CI, 0.115– 0.486; p 3 provided greater net benefit than did “treat all” or “treat none” strategies.Conclusion: The nomogram comprised age, baseline ASPECTS score, and homocysteine level, can predict a device pass number > 3 in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients who are undergoing EVT.Keywords: acute ischemic stroke, endovascular thrombectomy, stentriever, nomogram

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