Table 1 Description of single and biplane groups.

From: Safety and Effectiveness of Neuro-thrombectomy on Single compared to Biplane Angiography Systems

Angioroom Type

All n (%)

Single-plane Imaging n (%)

Biplane Imaging n (%)

Number (Total 906)

906 (100)

330 (36.4)

576 (63.6)

Center*

   A

126

38 (11.5)

88 (15.3)

   B

488

179 (54.2)

309 (53.6)

   C

151

0 (0)

151 (26.2)

   D

141

113 (34.2)

28 (4.9)

Dates*

   January-December 2014

207 (23)

119 (36)

88 (15)

   January-December 2015

462 (51)

157 (48)

305 (53)

   January 2016-May 2017

237 (26)

54 (16)

183 (32)

Gender

   Male

444

157 (52.4)

287 (49.8)

   Female

462

173 (47.6)

289 (50.2)

Age (years): Median, Q1, Q3*

72 (59–81)

69 (58–80)

72 (59–82)

Weight (kg): Median, Q1, Q3

75 (65–85)

75 (63–84)

75 (65–86)

Pre-stroke mRS: Median, Q1, Q3

0 (0–1)

0 (0–0)

0 (0–1)

Onset NIHSS: Median, Q1, Q3

17 (12–21)

17 (11–21)

17 (12–20)

Supra-Aortic imaging

   Yes

572

208 (63)

364 (63.2)

   No

334

122 (37)

212 (36.8)

Side

   

   Right

375

131 (40)

244 (42.4)

   Left

465

174 (53)

291 (50.5)

   Midline (Basilar artery)

66

25 (7)

41 (7.2)

Level of Occlusion

   MCA-M1

473

170 (51.5)

303 (52.6)

   MCA- M2

117

38 (11.5)

79 (13.7)

   Terminal ICA

157

60 (18.2)

97 (16.8)

   Tandem

93

37 (11.2)

56 (9.7)

   Basilar artery

66

25 (7.6)

41 (7.1)

Intravenous thrombolysis

   Yes

639

257 (77.9)

382 (66.3)

   No

267

73 (22.1)

194 (33.7)

Anesthesia*

   

   General (GA)

307

131 (39.7)

176 (30.6)

   Conscious Sedation (CS)

578

194 (58.8)

384 (66.7)

   CS converted in AG

21

5 (1.5)

16 (2.8)

Pre-intervention angiogram*

   Yes

609

279 (84.5)

330 (57.3)

   No

297

51 (15.4)

246 (42.7)

Technique*

   

   Stent-retriever

374

188 (57)

186 (32.3)

   Aspiration

348

120 (36.4)

228 (39.6)

   Combined

184

22 (6.7)

162 (28.1)

Stenting and/or angioplasty

   Yes

129

52 (15.8)

77 (13.4)

   No

777

278 (84.2)

499 (86.6)

Stroke etiology*

   Cardio-embolic

423

106 (48.9)

317 (57.9)

   Atherosclerosis

126

39 (18)

87 (15.9)

   Dissection

38

13 (6)

25 (4.6)

   Other

178

59 (27.2)

119 (21.7)

Stroke onset to groin (min): Median (Q1, Q3)

244 (230–275)

254 (218–282)

239 (226–273)

  1. *Significant difference between groups, p < 0.05, used in the multivariate regression.
  2. BP: Biplane angiosuite.
  3. CS: Conscious Sedation.
  4. GA: General Anesthesia.
  5. MCA-M1: First portion of the Middle Cerebral Artery.
  6. MCA-M2: Second portion of the Middle Cerebral Artery.
  7. MT: Mechanical Thrombectomy.
  8. N: Number.
  9. NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale.
  10. Q1: First quartile.
  11. Q3: Third quartile.
  12. SP: Single-Plane/Mono-plane angiosuite.
  13. TICI: Thrombolysis In Cerebral Infarction score.