Triage of acute stroke patients to intra-arterial lysis with transcranial triplex sonography is safe and feasible: A pilot study Akut i̇skemi̇k i̇nmede tromboli̇ti̇k tedavi̇ni̇n transkrani̇al tri̇plex sonografi̇ i̇le moni̇töri̇zasyonu: Ön çalişma


TOPÇUOĞLU M. A., Baş D. F., Eker A., ARSAVA E. M.

Turk Beyin Damar Hastaliklar Dergisi, cilt.16, sa.3, ss.67-76, 2010 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: Turk Beyin Damar Hastaliklar Dergisi
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.67-76
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Acute ischemic stroke, CT angiography, Neurointerventional, Neurosonology, Tissue plasminogen activator, Transcranial color-coded Doppler ultrasonografi
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To determine utility of transcranial triplex sonography (TCTS) to select IV tPA unresponsive acute stroke patients for interventional treatment. METHODS: 44 acute stroke patients with CT Angiography documented arterial occlusion were included. COGIF score of residual flow in the relevant artery was monitored with TCTS before and after IV tPA infusion, and before, at the end of, and 6 and 24 hours after intra-arterial intervention, if applied. There were 10 patients who had not received rtPA, 12 patients who received IV rtPA and TCTS monitoring, 7 patients who underwent interventional treatment after IV rtPA and TCTS, 13 patients who had IV rtPA but no TCTS, and 2 patients who directly underwent to interventional treatment without TCTS monitoring. RESULTS: Without exception, TCTS allowed identification of the presence and site of clots in all patients including those in the basilar artery. In comparison with no TCTS groups, patients monitored with TCTS had similar door-to-needle time (66±30 vs. 67±25 min.), symptomatic hemorrhage rate (10.5% vs 6.7%), any hemorrhage rate (37% vs. 47%), and 3-month functional outcomes (modified Rankin score of 0-2: 42% vs. 47%). A multiple regression analysis documented a correlation between increase in COGIF score and better prognosis (modified Rankin score 1 point shift). CONCLUSIONS: This study confirmed once again the high diagnostic potential of TCTS in acute stroke patients. The bridging of neurointerventional treatment to IV thrombolysis with TCTS guidance seems to be feasible and safe, and needs to be tested in large sample-sized studies.