Baseline characteristics of patients treated with DEVT vs IVT+EVT
| Baseline characteristics | Total (N=310) | DEVT (n=241) | IVT+EVT (n=69) | P value |
| Age, mean±SD, years | 61.39±10.92 | 61.63±11.40 | 60.54±9.11 | 0.29 |
| Male, n (%) | 240 (77.42) | 186 (77.18) | 54 (78.26) | 0.85 |
| B-NIHSS, median (IQR) | 21 (11–27) | 21 (12–27) | 20 (9–27) | 0.68 |
| Medical history, n (%) | ||||
| Atrial fibrillation | 30 (9.68) | 20 (8.30) | 10 (14.49) | 0.12 |
| Stroke/TIA | 80 (25.81) | 67 (27.80) | 13 (18.84) | 0.13 |
| CHD/MI | 35 (11.29) | 30 (12.45) | 5 (7.25) | 0.23 |
| Hypertension | 217 (70.00) | 167 (69.29) | 50 (72.46) | 0.61 |
| Diabetes | 70 (22.58) | 56 (23.24) | 14 (20.29) | 0.61 |
| Currently smoke | 142 (45.81) | 107 (44.40) | 35 (50.72) | 0.35 |
| Previous antiplatelets, n (%) | 70 (22.58) | 60 (24.90) | 10 (14.49) | 0.07 |
| Previous anticoagulant, n (%) | 10 (3.23) | 8 (3.32) | 2 (2.90) | 0.86 |
| Occlusion location, n (%) | 0.74 | |||
| Distal BA | 42 (13.55) | 30 (12.45) | 12 (17.39) | |
| Middle BA | 99 (31.94) | 78 (32.37) | 21 (30.43) | |
| Proximal BA | 57 (18.39) | 44 (18.26) | 13 (18.84) | |
| V4 | 112 (36.13) | 89 (36.93) | 23 (33.33) | |
| PC-ASPECT, median (IQR) | 6 (5–8) | 6 (5–8) | 5 (4–7) | 0.08 |
| BATMAN, median (IQR) | 6 (4–7) | 6 (3–7) | 6 (4–7) | 0.36 |
| PC-CS, median (IQR) | 5 (2–6) | 5 (2–6) | 5 (3–7) | 0.14 |
| Stroke aetiology, n (%) | 0.92 | |||
| Atherosclerotic | 251 (80.97) | 194 (80.50) | 57 (82.61) | |
| Cardioembolic | 44 (14.19) | 35 (14.52) | 9 (13.04) | |
| Other | 15 (4.84) | 12 (4.98) | 3 (4.35) | |
| General anaesthesia, n (%) | 208 (70.27) | 164 (70.69) | 44 (68.75) | 0.76 |
P value for comparison between patients with DEVT and IVT+EVT treatment.
BA, basilar artery; BATMAN, Basilar Artery on Computed Tomography Angiography; B-NIHSS, Baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; CHD, coronary heart disease; DEVT, direct endovascular treatment; EVT, endovascular treatment; IVT, intravenous thrombolysis; MI, myocardial infarction; PC-ASPECT, Posterior Circulation Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score; PC-CS, Posterior Circulation Collateral Score; TIA, transient ischaemic attack.