Reocclusion within 24 hours spells trouble ahead
Researchers suggest waiting 20 minutes post-thrombectomy before angiography check
9th August 2019
By Clare Pain
Some thrombectomy patients are at increased risk of reocclusion 24 hours after the procedure and have significantly worse outcomes, Swiss researchers report.
Their findings have prompted them to suggest waiting 10-20 minutes for a high-risk patient before performing the immediate post-procedure angiography to check there is no residual thrombus or stenosis.
The researchers, from Lausanne University Hospital, analysed records from 423 patients who had a successful mechanical thrombectomy between 2003 and 2018.
