Impact of pre-stroke dependency on outcome after endovascular therapy in acute ischemic stroke

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Current demographic changes indicate that more people will be care-dependent due to increasing life expectancy. Little is known about impact of preexisting dependency on stroke outcome after endovascular treatment (EVT).

METHODS: We compared prospectively collected baseline and outcome data of previously dependent vs. independent stroke patients (prestroke modified Rankin Scale score of 3-5 vs. 0-2) treated with EVT. Outcome measures were favorable 3-month outcome (mRS ≤ 3 for previously dependent and mRS ≤ 2 for independent patients, respectively), death and symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH).

RESULTS: Among 1247 patients, 84 (6.7%) were dependent before stroke. They were older (81 vs. 72 years of age), more often female (61.9% vs. 46%), had a higher stroke severity at baseline (NIHSS 18 vs. 15 points), more often history of previous stroke (32.9% vs. 9.1%) and more vascular risk factors than independent patients. Favorable outcome and mortality were to the disadvantage of independent patients (26.2% vs. 44.4% and 46.4% vs. 25.5%, respectively), whereas sICH was comparable in both cohorts (4.9% vs. 5%). However, preexisting dependency was not associated with clinical outcome and mortality after adjusting for outcome predictors (OR 1.076, 95% CI 0.612-1.891; p = 0.799 and OR 1.267, 95% CI 0.758-2.119; p = 0.367, respectively).

CONCLUSION: Our study underscores the need for careful selection of care-dependent stroke patients when considering EVT, given a less favorable outcome observed in this cohort. Nonetheless, EVT should not systematically be withheld in patients with preexisting disability, since prior dependency does not significantly influence outcome.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:268

Enthalten in:

Journal of neurology - 268(2021), 2 vom: 31. Feb., Seite 541-548

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Oesch, Lisa [VerfasserIn]
Arnold, Marcel [VerfasserIn]
Bernasconi, Corrado [VerfasserIn]
Kaesmacher, Johannes [VerfasserIn]
Fischer, Urs [VerfasserIn]
Mosimann, Pascal J [VerfasserIn]
Jung, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Meinel, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Goeldlin, Martina [VerfasserIn]
Heldner, Mirjam [VerfasserIn]
Volbers, Bastian [VerfasserIn]
Gralla, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Sarikaya, Hakan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Dependency
Disability
Endovascular treatment
Ischemic stroke
Journal Article
Outcome

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Date Completed 18.06.2021

Date Revised 18.06.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00415-020-10172-3

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM314387617