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Table 2 Stenting as bail-out treatment of vasospasm after aSAH: loading medication, stent dimensions, target vessel, vessel segment, Nimodipine IV after stenting, thrombus formation, bleeding complication

From: Intracranial stenting as a bail-out option for posthemorrhagic cerebral vasospasm: a single-center experience with long-term follow-up

Patient number

Group

Loading medication

Stent dimensions

Target vessel

Vessel segments (diameters in mm)

Nimodipine IV after stenting (days)

Thrombus after stenting

Peri- or postprocedural bleeding

1

1

1 × 500 mg ASA

1 × 75 mg PRA

Solitaire

4/15

ACA rt

A1-A2 (0.7–0.5 mm)

Yes (14 days)

no

no

2

1

1 × 4 mg EPT

2 × 500 mg ASA

1 × 600 mg CLO

LVIS Jr

2.5/24

MCA rt

ICA-M1-M2 (1–0.7–0.4 mm)

Yes (7 days)

Transient Thrombus formation resolved: EPT IA

no

3

2

1 × 500 mg ASA

1 × 30 mg PRA

Enterprise

4/39

MCA rt

M1-M2 (0.4–0.5 mm)

Yes (9 days)

no

no

4

2

1 × 12.4 mg EPT

1 × 500 mg ASA

1 × 180 mg TIC

Enterprise2

4/30

MCA rt

M1-M2 (0.3–0.7 mm)

Yes (19 days)

no

no

5

2

1 × 500 mg ASA

1 × 10 mg PRA

Enterprise2

4/16

1 × Enterprise2

4/23

MCA rt

ACA rt

M1 (0.7 mm)

A1-A2 (0.6–0.7 mm)

Yes (11 days)

no

no

6

2

1 × 12.4 mg EPT

1 × 500 mg ASA

1 × 180 mg TIC

Neuroform Atlas

3/15

Baby Leo

2/12

Neuroform Atlas

4/24

Neuroform Atlas

4.5/30

ACA rt

ACA rt

MCA lt

ICA lt

A2 (0.5 mm)

A1 (0.6 mm)

ICA-M1 (1.7–0.6 mm)

A1-A2 (0.5–0.4 mm)

Yes (8 days)

no

no