Effect of General Anesthesia and Conscious Sedation During Endovascular Therapy on Infarct Growth and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke | Zendy

Claus Z. Simonsen | Zendy; Albert J. Yoo | Zendy; Leif H. Sørensen | Zendy; Niels Juul | Zendy; Søren Paaske Johnsen | Zendy; Grethe Andersen | Zendy; Mads Rasmussen | Zendy

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Effect of General Anesthesia and Conscious Sedation During Endovascular Therapy on Infarct Growth and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Author(s) -

Claus Z. Simonsen,

Albert J. Yoo,

Leif H. Sørensen,

Niels Juul,

Søren Paaske Johnsen,

Grethe Andersen,

Mads Rasmussen

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

jama neurology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.298

H-Index - 231

eISSN - 2168-6157

pISSN - 2168-6149

DOI - 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.4474

Subject(s) - medicine , sedation , randomized controlled trial , stroke (engine) , anesthesia , clinical endpoint , observational study , myocardial infarction , occlusion , magnetic resonance imaging , surgery , cardiology , radiology , mechanical engineering , engineering

Endovascular therapy (EVT) is the standard of care for select patients who had a stroke caused by a large vessel occlusion in the anterior circulation, but there is uncertainty regarding the optimal anesthetic approach during EVT. Observational studies suggest that general anesthesia (GA) is associated with worse outcomes compared with conscious sedation (CS).

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