Table 2:

Treatment characteristics and outcomes

Characteristics
Access mode (No.) (%)
 Primary insertion148 (96.1)
 Sheath6 (3.9)
Fubuki delivered to ICA? (No.) (%)
 Yes151 (98.1)
 No3 (1.9)
Lesion crossed with Fubuki as guide? (No.) (%)
 Yes150 (97.4)
 No4 (2.6)
Herniation of Fubuki into aortic arch? (No.) (%)
 Yes1 (0.6)
 No153 (99.4)
Crossover to another guide catheter? (No.) (%)
 Yes1 (0.6)
 No153 (99.4)
Mechanism of embolectomy (No.) (%)
 Aspiration111 (72.1)
 Stent retriever4 (2.6)
 Combined aspiration and stent retriever34 (22.1)
 Failure5 (3.2)
≥TICI 2b revascularization? (No.) (%)
 Yes128 (83.1)
 No26 (16.9)
Time to lesion crossed (median) (min)9
 Range4–102
Time to revascularization (median) (min)17
 Range3–96
Major access site complications? (No.) (%)
 Yes3 (1.9)
 No151 (98.1)