Code Stroke After Cardiac Surgery: Can We Make a Difference?

IN AN editorial in the Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesia, Kashani et al. reported their systematic review on intraarterial thrombolytic (IAT) and endovascular mechanical treatment (EMT) for stroke after cardiac surgery.1 Unfortunately, few conclusions about the efficacy of either approach could be drawn because of the sparsity of data —a total of 33 patients were reported in case series or case reports. Complete reperfusion was possible in 26% of the IAT group, with 42% of patients also receiving EMT due to poor initial results.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research