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This meta\u2010analysis aims to compare bridging therapy, including endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), versus EVT alone in BAO.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PubMed, Cochrane Central, and ScienceDirect were searched until May 2025. The risk ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were combined using a random effects model in Review Manager software. The quality assessment was conducted using the Cochrane Risk of Bias (RoB 2.0) and the Newcastle\u2013Ottawa scale. Publication bias was assessed visually via funnel plots and statistically using Egger's regression test. This review's protocol was registered on PROSPERO with the ID: CRD420251108752.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 14 studies, including 11 observational studies and 3 randomized controlled trials, with 3745 participants, were analyzed. Bridging therapy was associated with a significantly higher likelihood of achieving functional independence (modified Rankin Scale (mRS) \u2264 2) (RR\u00a0=\u00a01.27; 95%CI: [1.13, 1.43];\n                      <jats:italic>p\u00a0<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;\u00a00.0001;\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a023%) and independent ambulation (mRS\u00a0\u2264\u00a03) (RR\u00a0=\u00a01.10; 95%CI: [1.01, 1.20];\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.02;\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00%). The mortality risk was also significantly lower in bridging therapy (RR\u00a0=\u00a00.83; 95%CI: [0.75, 0.93];\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.001;\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00%). The successful recanalization endpoint was found to be comparable between the bridging therapy and EVT alone arms (RR\u00a0=\u00a01.00; 95%CI: [0.97, 1.03];\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.99;\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00%). Similarly, there was no significant difference between the intervention and control groups in spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage (sICH) (RR\u00a0=\u00a00.99; 95%CI: [0.71, 1.39];\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00.97;\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a00%).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our meta\u2010analysis supports administering IVT before EVT for BAO, showing benefits in functional outcomes and mortality without increasing hemorrhage risk, although successful recanalization was similar in both groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/brb3.71277","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,8]],"date-time":"2026-03-08T10:31:58Z","timestamp":1772965918000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Comparing Efficacy and Safety of Bridging Therapy Versus Endovascular Thrombectomy in Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion: A Systematic Review and Meta\u2010Analysis"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Muhammad Hassan","family":"Waseem","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Allama Iqbal Medical College  Lahore Pakistan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zain ul","family":"Abideen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"King Edward Medical University  Lahore Pakistan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aiman","family":"Waheed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rawalpindi Medical University  Rawalpindi Pakistan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sanan","family":"Rasheed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rawalpindi Medical University  Rawalpindi Pakistan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muneeba","family":"Ahsan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dow University of Health Sciences  Karachi Pakistan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rimsha","family":"Adnan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dow University of Health Sciences  Karachi Pakistan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muhammad Wajih","family":"Ansari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Texas Medical Branch  Galveston Texas USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rowaid","family":"Ahmad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Texas Medical Branch  Galveston Texas USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zara","family":"Fahim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"King Edward Medical University  Lahore Pakistan"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pawan Kumar","family":"Thada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sotang Primary Hospital  Solukhumbu Nepal"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Brandon","family":"Lucke\u2010Wold","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Florida  Florida USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adam A.","family":"Dmytriw","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Neuroendovascular Program, Massachusetts General Hospital &amp; Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School  Boston Massachusetts USA"},{"name":"Neurointerventional &amp; Neuroanalytics Collaboration (NAN\u2010C), School of Medicine Toronto Metropolitan University  Toronto Ontario Canada"},{"name":"Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Medical Sciences Division University of Oxford  Oxford UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_10_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Caplan's Stroke.2016.A Clinical Approach.Caplan's Stroke.https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/CBO9781316095805.","DOI":"10.1017\/CBO9781316095805"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1161\/STROKEAHA.115.010721"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.14336\/AD.2016.0807"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/ENE.15694"},{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_10_6_1","first-page":"4","article-title":"The Newcastle\u2010Ottawa Scale (NOS) for Assessing the Quality of Nonrandomized Studies","volume":"14","author":"Gl\u00e1ucia F. 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