Table 2:

Procedural outcomes

AuthorDevice UsedMean/Median Puncture to Recanalization Time (min)TIMI 2–3 Recanalization (No.) (%)
Aleu et al21RS5150 of 54 (92.6)
Castaño et al24RS7018 of 20 (90)a
Devlin et al37MD108b14 of 25 (56)
Frei et al18PS5247 of 53 (88.7)
Grunwald et al38PS5125 of 29 (86.2)
Kang et al25PS4022 of 22 (100)a
Kulcsár et al26PS9725 of 27 (92.6)a
Lee et al39MD129.6b13 of 17 (76.5)
Menon et al23PS8023 of 27 (85.2)
Menon et al40RS8412 of 14 (85.7)
Pereira et al22RS42c25 of 25 (100)
Penumbra Pivotal Stroke Trial Investigators13PS97103 of 125 (82.4)
Smith et al12MD126b72 of 151 (47.7)
Smith et al16MD96b112 of 164 (68.3)
Struffert et al41PS60c12 of 15 (80)
Tarr et al42PS41137 of 157 (87.3)
  • a TICI 2b/3.

  • b Procedural duration.

  • c Time from the first to last control series.