ArticleStroke2017
Anesthesia Technique and Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke.
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- Comparison of anesthesia methods for intra-arterial therapy of patients with acute ischemic stroke: an updated meta-analysis and systematic review.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Pooled it
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- The efficacy and safety of general anesthesia vs. conscious sedation for endovascular treatment in patients with acute ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Pooled it
- Conscious sedation compared to general anesthesia for intracranial mechanical thrombectomy: A meta-analysis.Brain and behavior · 2021Pooled it
- Outcomes of general anesthesia versus conscious sedation for Stroke undergoing endovascular treatment: a meta-analysis.BMC anesthesiology · 2019Pooled it
- Effect of General Anesthesia vs. Conscious Sedation on the Outcomes of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients After Endovascular Therapy: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Pooled it
- Effect of General Anesthesia and Conscious Sedation During Endovascular Therapy on Infarct Growth and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA neurology · 2018Trial
- Factors influencing functional recovery in posterior circulation stroke following mechanical thrombectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ neurology open · 2026Article
- Anesthesia Considerations in Older Adults Undergoing Emergency Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischaemic Stroke.Drugs & aging · 2025Review
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- Outcome of endovascular treatment within and beyond 6 h without perfusion software.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Evidence-Based Updates to Thrombectomy: Targets, New Techniques, and Devices.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Review
- General Anesthesia vs. Local Anesthesia During Endovascular Treatment for Acute Large Vessel Occlusion: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- General anesthesia versus monitored anesthesia care during endovascular therapy for vertebrobasilar stroke.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
- General Anesthesia versus Conscious Sedation in Mechanical Thrombectomy.Journal of stroke · 2021Article
- Patients Requiring Conversion to General Anesthesia during Endovascular Therapy Have Worse Outcomes: A Post Hoc Analysis of Data from the SAGA Collaboration.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2020Article
- Association of local anesthesia versus conscious sedation with functional outcome of acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing embolectomy.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2020Article
- Effect of Conscious Sedation vs. General Anesthesia on Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
- Predictors of Good Outcome After Endovascular Treatment for Patients with Vertebrobasilar Artery Occlusion due to Intracranial Atherosclerotic Stenosis.Clinical neuroradiology · 2019Article
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Abstract
background and purposeThe 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.
methodsWe performed a cohort study involving patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy for ischemic stroke from 2009 to 2013, who were registered in the New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System database. An instrumental variable (hospital rate of general anesthesia) analysis was used to simulate the effects of randomization and investigate the association of anesthesia technique with case-fatality and length of stay.
resultsAmong 1174 patients, 441 (37.6%) underwent general anesthesia and 733 (62.4%) underwent conscious sedation. Using an instrumental variable analysis, we identified that general anesthesia was associated with a 6.4% increased case-fatality (95% confidence interval, 1.9%-11.0%) and 8.4 days longer length of stay (95% confidence interval, 2.9-14.0) in comparison to conscious sedation. This corresponded to 15 patients needing to be treated with conscious sedation to prevent 1 death. Our results were robust in sensitivity analysis with mixed effects regression and propensity score-adjusted regression models.
conclusionsUsing a comprehensive all-payer cohort of acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy in New York State, we identified an association of general anesthesia with increased case-fatality and length of stay. These considerations should be taken into account when standardizing acute stroke care.
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