Abstract No. 719 Conscious sedation versus general anesthesia on outcomes in mechanical thrombectomy for patients with acute ischemic stroke

Workflow optimization is essential in the setting of mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Either conscious sedation or general anesthesia can be used during intervention. The purpose was to study the differences between the type of anesthesia used and its impact on time to recanalization during mechanical thrombectomy.

Source: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR - February 20, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: R. Le, A. Hoefnagel, J. Yao, D. Rao Tags: Scientific Traditional Poster Source Type: research