Observations from practice and data analysis have shown that the duration of mechanical thrombectomy procedures are a strong predictor of outcome even with successful procedures. A large multicenter study was conducted which gives insight into choices between catheter types, and strategic decisions to be made during prolonged procedures.

Dr Felipe C. Albuquerque, Editor-in-Chief of JNIS, interviews Dr. Ali Alawieh¹ and Dr. Alejandro Spiotta²,  two authors of the paper: 

Prolonged intracranial catheter dwell time exacerbates penumbral stress and worsens stroke thrombectomy outcomes

1. Department of Neurosurgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

2. Med Univ S Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

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