Open AccessAnesthesia Technique and Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
Kimon Bekelis,
Symeon Missios,
Todd A. MacKenzie,
Stavropoula Tjoumakaris,
Pascal Jabbour
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.116.015343
Subject(s) - medicine , sedation , confidence interval , anesthesia , stroke (engine) , case fatality rate , cohort , cohort study , emergency medicine , surgery , epidemiology , mechanical engineering , engineering
The impact of anesthesia technique on the outcomes of mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke remains an issue of debate. We investigated the association of general anesthesia with outcomes in patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy for ischemic stroke.
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