Group comparison according to the neurointerventionalist’s opinion on potential influence of vasospasm regarding the clinical outcome in patients with stroke after EVT (group 1: yes, vasospasm potentially influences the patient’s outcome, group 2: no, vasospasm does not influence the patient’s outcome)
| Group 1 N=281 | Group 2 N=253 | P value | |
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Years of experience in EVT, n (%)
answered: 534, missing: 0 | |||
| < 1 | 15 (5.34) | 9 (3.56) | 0.404 |
| 1-5 | 76 (27.05) | 58 (22.92) | 0.318 |
| 5-10 | 79 (28.11) | 72 (28.46) | 1.00 |
| > 10 | 111 (39.5) | 114 (45.06) | 0.219 |
| Region where participants are currently practising per continent, n (%) | |||
| North America | 26 (9.25) | 42 (16.60) | 0.033 |
| South America | 21 (7.47) | 13 (5.14) | 0.418 |
| Europe | 116 (41.28) | 112 (44.27) | 0.554 |
| Australia | 5 (1.78) | 3 (1.19) | 0.74 |
| Asia | 111 (39.50) | 81 (32.02) | 0.16 |
| Africa | 2 (0.71) | 2 (0.79) | 1.00 |
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Specialty, n (%)
answered: 532, missing: 2 | |||
| Interventional neuroradiologist | 136 (48.75) | 130 (51.38) | 0.602 |
| Interventional neurologist | 78 (27.76) | 75 (29.64) | 0.631 |
| Endovascular surgeon | 41 (14.59) | 32 (12.65) | 0.53 |
| Interventional radiologist | 9 (3.20) | 10 (3.95) | 0.816 |
| Other | 15 (5.34) | 6 (2.37) | 0.117 |
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Current position, n (%)
answered: 531, missing: 3 | |||
| Fellow | 21 (7.53) | 20 (7.94) | 0.872 |
| Resident | 17 (6.09) | 8 (3.17) | 0.151 |
| Attending | 89 (31.90) | 102 (40.48) | 0.038 |
| Consultant | 126 (45.16) | 109 (43.25) | 0.727 |
| Head of Department/Service | 26 (9.32) | 13 (5.61) | 0.095 |
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Number of thrombectomies performed, n (%)
answered: 532, missing: 2 | |||
| < 50 | 63 (22.42) | 27 (10.67) | < 0.001 |
| 50–100 | 38 (13.52) | 38 (15.02) | 0.71 |
| 100–200 | 56 (19.93) | 37 (14.62) | 0.111 |
| > 200 | 123 (43.77) | 150 (59.29) | <0.001 |
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Gender, n (%)
answered: 530, missing: 3 | |||
| Male | 224 (80.29) | 186 (74.10) | |
| Female | 54 (19.35) | 64 (25.50) | 0.101 |
| Diverse/Other | 1 (0.36) | 2 (0.80) | |
Demographic questions.
significant p-values are in bold
EVT, endovascular stroke treatment.