O'Connor et al reported the GADIS score for evaluating a patient with stroke who has undergone a mechanical thrombectomy. This can help to identify a patient with a favorable clinical outcome. The authors are from Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center and the University of Oklahoma at Norman.
Patient selection: mechanical thrombectomy status post stroke
Parameters:
(1) gender/sex (G)
(2) age in years (A)
(3) diabetes mellitus (D)
(4) infarct volume (I)
(5) current smoker (S)
Parameter
Finding
Points
gender
male
0
female
2
age in years
< 65 years
0
>= 65 years
2
diabetes
no
0
yes
2.5
infarct volume
< 17 mL
0
>= 17 mL
4
smoker
no
0
yes
0.5
total score =
= SUM(points for all of the parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 11
• A score < 6 at discharge was associated with a mRS from 0-2 (no to slight disability).
Performance:
• The cutoff < 6 had a sensitivity 0.83 and specificity 0.81.
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