Sex differences in outcomes after mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke in the ‘real world’: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis study

• Xiao Zhang,
• Xue Wang,
• Liqun Jiao,
• Tao Wang,
• Adam Andrew Dmytriw,
• Xuesong Bai,
• Kun Yang,
• Lixin Xu,
• Binglong Li,
• Xiaoli Min

Affiliations

Xiao Zhang

Department of Pharmacy, Zhengzhou University First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China

Xue Wang

Gastroenterology Department, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Liqun Jiao

Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China

Tao Wang

Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, Institute of Pyschiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences, King`s College London, London, UK

Adam Andrew Dmytriw

Neuroendovascular Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Xuesong Bai

China International Neuroscience Institute (China-INI), Beijing, China

Kun Yang

Evidence-based Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

Lixin Xu

School of Life Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China

Binglong Li

Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

Xiaoli Min

Department of Neurosurgery, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China