• World Neurosurg · Dec 2021

    Decompressive Hemicraniectomy in the Modern Era of Mechanical Thrombectomy.

    • Nikolaos Mouchtouris, Fadi Al Saiegh, Michael P Baldassari, Lohit Velagapudi, Omaditya Khanna, Karim Hafazalla, David Nauheim, Ahmad Sweid, Victor Romo, M Reid Gooch, Stavropoula I Tjoumakaris, Pascal Jabbour, Robert H Rosenwasser, and Fred Rincon.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
    • World Neurosurg. 2021 Dec 1; 156: e77-e84.

    ObjectivesWe aim to determine the incidence of decompressive hemicraniectomy (DHC) in the modern era of mechanical thrombectomy techniques and improved revascularization outcomes.MethodsWe performed a retrospective analysis of 512 patients admitted with acute ischemic strokes with anterior circulation large-vessel occlusion that were treated by mechanical thrombectomy from 2010-2019. The primary endpoint was the need for surgical decompression. Secondary endpoints were infarct size, hemorrhagic conversion, and functional outcome at hospital discharge.ResultsOf the 512 patients, 18 (3.5%) underwent DHC at a median 2.0 days from stroke onset. The DHC group was significantly younger than the non-DHC group (P < 0.001), had worse reperfusion rates (P = 0.024) and larger infarct size (P < 0.001). Hemorrhagic conversion was more frequent in the DHC group but did not reach statistical significance (P = 0.08). From 2010-2015, 196 patients underwent a mechanical thrombectomy, 13 of whom (6.6%) required a DHC, while 316 patients underwent mechanical thrombectomy from 2016-2019 and only 5 patients required a DHC (1.6%; P = 0.002). Younger age (P < 0.001), urinary tract infection (P < 0.001) and increasing infarct size were significantly associated with needing a DHC. When controlling for other risk factors, higher thrombolysis in cerebral infarction score significantly reduced the need for decompressive hemicraniectomy (P = 0.004).ConclusionsThis is one of the largest single-center experiences demonstrating that improved recanalization decreased the need for DHC without increasing the risk of hemorrhagic conversion.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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