BackgroundTransport by mobile stroke units (MSUs), which provide access to computed tomography scanning and intravenous blood pressure medications and thrombolytics, reduces time to treatment and m…

BACKGROUND: The double-stent retriever (SR) technique has been described as an effective rescue technique when single-SR fails to induce recanalization. We aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of first-line double-SR in patients with stroke undergoing thrombectomy. METHODS: This was a multicenter, randomized, controlled, blinded adjudicated primary outcome study. Patients with a large vessel occlusion stroke within 24 hours after onset and undergoing thrombectomy were included. Upon confirmation of large vessel occlusion on initial angiogram, patients were randomly allocated to receive a first-line strategy: single-SR versus double-SR technique. Investigators could use their technique of choice if further passes were needed. The primary objective was to evaluate the efficacy of double-SR defined as first-pass complete recanalization (expanded Treatment in Cerebral Infarction grade 2c-3) compared with single-SR. First-pass recanalization and final successful recanalization (expanded

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View all available purchase options and get full access to this article. Request permissions for this article. Department of Neurosurgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, NY. (E.N.) For Sources of Funding and Disclosures, see page XXX. Correspondence to: Sean Michael Kelly, MD, PhD, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Ave, New York, NY 10016. Email [email protected] If you have th e appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the