• Medicina intensiva · Aug 2010

    Clinical Trial

    [Endovascular treatment and intra-arterial thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke].

    • D Escudero, R Molina, L Viña, P Rodríguez, L Marqués, E Fernández, L Forcelledo, J Otero, F Taboada, P Vega, E Murias, and A Gil.
    • Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, España. dolores.escudero@sespa.princast.es
    • Med Intensiva. 2010 Aug 1; 34 (6): 370-8.

    ObjectiveAnalysis of the safety and efficacy of intra-arterial thrombolysis therapy and endovascular treatment in acute ischemic stroke. DESIGN AND AREA: An observational prospective study in the Intensive Care Unit.Patients And Methods16 patients had endovascular treatment. Epidemiological data, arterial occlusion site, time between stroke onset and treatment, treatment indication, NIHSS scale at admission and discharge from hospital, complications and functional outcome measured by modified Rankin scale (obtained by telephone survey) were collected.ResultsTen male patients with a mean age of 59 years (29-74) were included. The mean stay in the ICU was 6 days (1-33). Seven patients required mechanical ventilation. Treatment indications were: intravenous thrombolysis failure in 4 patients, major vessel occlusion in 5, outside of the therapeutic window in 2, posterior circulation occlusion in 3, outside of the therapeutic window plus major vessel occlusion in 1 and intravenous thrombolysis contraindication in 1. The occlusion site was on posterior circulation in 3 and on carotid territories and branches in 13. Thrombolytic treatment used was Urokinase at a dose of 100,000-600,000IU. Four patients required mechanical embolectomy and 10 stent implantation. Complete recanalization was observed in 11 (69%) and partial in 4 (25%). Three evolved to brain death. Six patients (46%) had a favorable outcome (modified Rankin scale score ≤ 2). Technical complication was 1 femoral artery pseudoaneurysm.ConclusionsWith the intra-arterial treatment, high rates of recanalization and favorable outcome are obtained with few complications. It could be indicated in patients with severe neurological injury (NIHSS ≥ 10), evolution time between 3-6h, intravenous thrombolysis contraindication and proximal arterial occlusion.Copyright © 2009 Elsevier España, S.L. y SEMICYUC. All rights reserved.

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