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JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
Volume 132, Issue 4, Pages 1182-1187Publisher
AMER ASSOC NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS
DOI: 10.3171/2018.12.JNS182399
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acute ischemic stroke; mechanical thrombectomy; elderly; vascular disorders
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OBJECTIVE Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is now the standard of care for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) secondary to large-vessel occlusion, but there remains a question of whether elderly patients benefit from this procedure to the same degree as the younger populations enrolled in the seminal trials on MT. The authors compared outcomes after MT of patients 80-89 and >= 90 years old with AIS to those of younger patients. METHODS The authors retrospectively analyzed records of patients undergoing MT at their institution to examine stroke severity, comorbid conditions, medical management, recanalization results, and clinical outcomes. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to compare patients < 80 years, 80-89 years, and >= 90 years old. RESULTS All groups had similar rates of comorbid disease and tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) administration, and stroke severity did not differ significantly between groups. Elderly patients had equivalent recanalization outcomes, with similar rates of readmission, 30-day mortality, and hospital-associated complications. These patients were more likely to have poor clinical outcome on discharge, as defined by a modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 3-6, but this difference was not significant when controlled for stroke severity, tPA administration, and recanalization results. CONCLUSIONS Octogenarians, nonagenarians, and centenarians with AIS have similar rates of mortality, hospital readmission, and hospital-associated complications as younger patients after MT. Elderly patients also have the capacity to achieve good functional outcome after MT, but this potential is moderated by stroke severity and success of treatment.
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