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Endovascular Thrombectomy for Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke During Pregnancy and the Early Postpartum Period

Author Type(s)

Faculty

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.

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