General Anesthesia versus Conscious Sedation for the Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

The treatment of acute ischemic stroke is characterized by several standard operating principles, which could affect outcome. The first is that the time from stroke onset to the point of reconciliation should be as short as possible because for every 10 minutes without successful reperfusion, approximately 2 million nerve cells die.1 The second guiding principle is that hemodynamic monitoring is key and avoiding hypotension, large blood pressure variation and extremes of blood pressure are important determinants in patient outcomes.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research