The Impact of Conscious Sedation versus General Anesthesia for Stroke Thrombectomy on the Predictive Value of Collateral Status: A Post Hoc Analysis of the SIESTA Trial [INTERVENTIONAL]

CONCLUSIONS: The sedation mode, conscious sedation or general anesthesia, did not influence the predictive value of collaterals in patients with large-vessel occlusion anterior circulation stroke undergoing thrombectomy in the SIESTA trial.

http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/content/abstract/38/8/1580?rss=1

Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - August 14, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: Schönenberger, S., Pfaff, J., Uhlmann, L., Klose, C., Nagel, S., Ringleb, P. A., Hacke, W., Kieser, M., Bendszus, M., Möhlenbruch, M. A., Bösel, J. Tags: INTERVENTIONAL Source Type: research

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