Anesthesia for endovascular treatment in anterior circulation stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endovascular treatment in patients with acute anterior circulation stroke could be performed under either conscious sedation (CS) or general anesthesia (GA). Although several studies have investigated the association between the clinical outcomes and the two anesthesia methods, consensus is lacking.

Methods

PubMed and EMBASE searches were used to select full-text articles comparing the effects of GA and CS on functional outcome and complications in patients with anterior circulation ischemic stroke. Enrolled patients were assigned to receive endovascular treatment with CS or GA, with a primary outcome of functional independency within 90 days. Secondary outcomes included intracranial hemorrhage, all-cause mortality at 90 days, pneumonia, and intraprocedural compli

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6346417 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature