NYMC Faculty Publications
Endovascular Thrombectomy for Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke During Pregnancy and the Early Postpartum Period
Author Type(s)
Faculty
DOI
10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.034303
Journal Title
Stroke
First Page
3796
Last Page
3804
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2021
Department
Neurosurgery
Second Department
Neurology
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is a rare occurrence during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Existing literature evaluating endovascular mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for this patient population is limited.
METHODS: The National Inpatient Sample was queried from 2012 to 2018 to identify and characterize pregnant and postpartum patients (up to 6 weeks following childbirth) with AIS treated with MT. Complications and outcomes were compared with nonpregnant female patients treated with MT and to other pregnant and postpartum patients managed medically. Complex samples regression models and propensity score matching were implemented to assess adjusted associations and to address confounding by indication, respectively.
RESULTS: Among 4590 pregnant and postpartum patients with AIS, 180 (3.9%) were treated with MT, and rates of utilization increased following the MT clinical trial era (2015-2018; 1.9% versus 5.3%,
CONCLUSIONS: This large-scale analysis utilizing national claims data suggests that MT is a safe and efficacious therapy for AIS during pregnancy and the postpartum period. In the absence of prospective clinical trials, population-based cross-sectional analyses such as the present study provide valuable clinical insight.
Recommended Citation
Dicpinigaitis, A. J., Sursal, T., Morse, C. A., Briskin, C., Dakay, K., Kurian, C., Kaur, G., Sahni, R., Bowers, C., Gandhi, C. D., Mayer, S. A., & Al-Mufti, F. (2021). Endovascular Thrombectomy for Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke During Pregnancy and the Early Postpartum Period. Stroke, 52 (12), 3796-3804. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.034303