[Articles] Effect of general anaesthesia on functional outcome in patients with anterior circulation ischaemic stroke having endovascular thrombectomy versus standard care: a meta-analysis of individual patient data

Worse outcomes after endovascular thrombectomy were associated with GA, after adjustment for baseline prognostic variables. These data support avoidance of GA whenever possible. The procedure did, however, remain effective versus standard care in patients treated under GA, indicating that treatment should not be withheld in those who require anaesthesia for medical reasons.

Source: Lancet Neurology - December 16, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Bruce C V Campbell, Wim H van Zwam, Mayank Goyal, Bijoy K Menon, Diederik W J Dippel, Andrew M Demchuk, Serge Bracard, Philip White, Antoni D ávalos, Charles B L M Majoie, Aad van der Lugt, Gary A Ford, Natalia Pérez de la Ossa, Michael Kelly, Romain Bo Tags: Articles Source Type: research