Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke With or Without General Anesthesia: A Matched Comparison.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endovascular treatment in large artery occlusion stroke reduces disability. However, the impact of anesthesia type on clinical outcomes remains uncertain.

Methods

We compared consecutive patients in the Swiss Stroke Registry with anterior circulation stroke receiving endovascular treatment with or without general anesthesia (GA). The primary outcome was disability on the modified Rankin Scale after 3 months, analyzed with ordered logistic regression. Secondary outcomes included dependency or death (modified Rankin Scale score ≥3), National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale after 24 hours, symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage with ≥4 points worsening on National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale within 7 days, and mortality. Coarsened exact matching an

SUBMITTER: Wagner B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10082068 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature