Local anesthesia vs general anesthesia during endovascular therapy for acute posterior circulation stroke

The optimal anesthetic approach during endovascular therapy (EVT) in acute stroke patients remains an area of uncertainty. We investigated the impact of different anesthetic approaches on the outcome of posterior circulation stroke (PCS) patients undergoing EVT.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - July 14, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Longfei Wu, Ashutosh P. Jadhav, Jian Chen, Chenghe Sun, Kangxiang Ji, Weili Li, Wenbo Zhao, Chuanhui Li, Chuanjie Wu, Di Wu, Xunming Ji Source Type: research