Table 1. Clinical characteristics of the patients who underwent emerging stenting

Patient characteristics Emerging stenting (n=38)
Pre-procedure
 Age in years (mean [SD]) 65.5 (±10.8)
 Male (n [%]) 30 (78.9)
 BMI (SD) 22.7 (±2.4)
 Stupor (n [%]) 21 (55.3)
 Hypertension (n [%]) 35 (92.1)
 Smoking (n [%]) 27 (71.1)
 Hyperlipidemia (n [%]) 7 (18.4)
 Diabetes mellitus (n [%]) 14 (36.8)
 IV alteplase (n [%]) 3 (7.9)
 Onset-to-door time in hours (mean [SD]) 6.3 (±4.5)
 Severe stroke (n [%]) 3 (7.9)
 NIHSS (mean [SD]) 16.7 (±3.7)
 pc-ASPECTS (mean [SD]) 6.7 (±1.1)
Procedure
 Tandem occlusions (n [%]) 8 (21.1)
 Procedural time in mins (mean [SD]) 88.6 (±45.7)
 Self-expanding stents (n [%]) 24 (63.2)
 First balloon length in mm (mean [SD]) 15.3 (±2.1)
 First balloon diameter in mm (mean [SD]) 2.2 (±0.3)
 Stent length in mm (mean [SD]) 18.6 (±6.1)
 Stent diameter in mm (mean [SD]) 3.7 (±0.6)
 Second balloon length in mm (mean [SD]) 13.3 (±2.4)
 Second balloon diameter in mm (mean [SD]) 2.8 (±0.8)
 Dilator device to cross VA ostium occlusion (n [%]) 3 (7.9)
 MT to cross isolated lesion (n [%]) 21 (55.3)
Post-procedure
 Post-procedural sedation (n [%]) 20 (52.6)
 Length of stay in ICU in days (mean [SD]) 7.4 (±7.3)
 Length of hospital stay in days (mean [SD]) 15.5 (±10.4)
 Stroke rehabilitation (n [%]) 24 (63.2)
 External ventricular drainage (n (%]) 1 (2.6%)
BMI, body mass index; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; pc-ASPECTS, posterior circulation Acute Stroke Prognosis Early Computed Tomography Score; VA, vertebral artery; MT, mechanical thrombectomy.