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This study aimed to evaluate the associations of pre- and post-procedural serum electrolyte levels and peri-procedural electrolyte changes with 90-day mortality in patients with AIS treated with mechanical thrombectomy. Methods: This retrospective observational study included 274 adult patients with anterior circulation large-vessel occlusion who underwent mechanical thrombectomy between February 2017 and February 2026. Serum sodium (Na), potassium (K), chloride (Cl), and calcium (Ca) levels were recorded before thrombectomy and within the first hour after the procedure. Peri-procedural electrolyte changes (\u0394) were calculated as post-procedural minus pre-procedural values. Clinical, imaging, laboratory, and procedural variables associated with 90-day mortality were evaluated using univariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses. Results: Of the 274 patients, 67 (24.5%) died within 90 days. Post-procedural serum Na levels were significantly lower in the mortality group than in the survival group (p = 0.030). No significant associations were observed between 90-day mortality and pre-procedural electrolyte levels or peri-procedural electrolyte changes. In the multivariable analysis, higher admission National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores (p = 0.001), symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (p &lt; 0.001), higher admission glucose levels (p = 0.003), and higher triglyceride levels (p = 0.046) were independently associated with increased 90-day mortality, whereas successful reperfusion (TICI 2b\u20133) (p = 0.011) and higher post-procedural serum Na levels (OR = 0.851, 95% CI: 0.749\u20130.968; p = 0.014) were independently associated with reduced odds of 90-day mortality. The addition of post-procedural serum Na to the base model resulted in a modest increase in discrimination (AUC 0.800 to 0.812; \u0394AUC = 0.012), which was not statistically significant (DeLong p = 0.454). Conclusions: Among the peri-procedural electrolyte parameters evaluated, only post-procedural serum Na was independently associated with 90-day mortality after mechanical thrombectomy. However, adding post-procedural serum Na to established clinical, procedural, and metabolic predictors did not significantly improve model discrimination. These findings suggest that post-procedural serum Na may represent an associated prognostic marker, while its incremental predictive utility beyond established predictors remains unproven.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/diagnostics16172832","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,2]],"date-time":"2026-09-02T15:39:47Z","timestamp":1788363587000},"page":"2832","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Association of Post-Procedural Serum Sodium with 90-Day Mortality in Acute Ischaemic Stroke Patients Undergoing Mechanical Thrombectomy: A Retrospective Single-Centre Observational Study"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-9406-8061","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Birgyl","family":"Kuki","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Internal Medicine Clinic, Private Beyhekim Hospital, Sakarya 54100, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0706-0906","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mehmet","family":"Y\u0131ld\u0131z","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Giresun Provincial Health Directorate, Bulancak Sehit Er Enver Erdogan Family Health Center, Giresun 28300, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3118-9606","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"\u015eule","family":"Dalk\u0131l\u0131\u00e7","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Akyaz\u0131 State Hospital, Sakarya 54400, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0007-7865-3836","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bilal","family":"Dalk\u0131l\u0131\u00e7","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya 54100, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3396-5891","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Eren","family":"K\u0131l\u0131\u00e7","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya 54100, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0780-4872","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Semanur","family":"Aksu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya 54100, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-3551-7189","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"G\u00fcl\u00fcmser B\u00fc\u015franur","family":"Yurtsev Kaplan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya 54100, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4979-3684","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Halil Alper","family":"Ery\u0131lmaz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Sakarya 54100, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2695-2152","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bilgehan At\u0131lgan","family":"Acar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya 54100, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"(2024). 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