Disparities among neurointerventionalists suggest further investigation of conscious sedation versus general anesthesia during thrombectomy for acute stroke

INTRODUCTION: Prior retrospective and case-control studies have shown that the use of general anesthesia (GA) during endovascular therapy (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke with large vessel occlusion (AIS-LVO) was independently associated with poor clinical outcomes compared with cases performed under...

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Main Authors: Mehmet Enes Inam, Elvira Lekka, Faheem G Sheriff, Aditya A Sanzgiri, Victor Lopez-Rivera, Andrew D Barreto, Sunil A Sheth, Carlos Artime, Allison C Engstrom, Alexander Ambrocik, Claudia Pedroza, Sean I Savitz, Peng Roc Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Brain Circulation
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Online Access:http://www.braincirculation.org/article.asp?issn=2394-8108;year=2021;volume=7;issue=3;spage=201;epage=206;aulast=Inam