Improving patient selection for endovascular treatment of acute cerebral ischemia: a review of the literature and an external validation of the Houston IAT and THRIVE predictive scoring systems

Neurosurgical Focus

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Ishkanian, Amy A ^a   McCullough Hicks, Margy E ^a   Appelboom, Geoffrey ^a   Piazza, Matthew A ^a   Hwang, Brian Y ^a   Bruce, Samuel S ^a   Hannan, Lindsay M ^a   Sander Connolly, E ^a   Lavine, Sean D ^a   Meyers, Philip M ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acute cerebral ischemia; Futile recanalization; Intraarterial therapy; Patient selection; Predictive scale validation; Vascular disorders

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TEXAS;

EID: 79958830573     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10920684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.3.FOCUS1144     Document Type: Article

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