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Sedation and anesthesia during endovascular stroke therapy

Nature Reviews Neurology volume 6, pages 474–475 (2010)Cite this article

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A large, retrospective study indicates that in patients with acute ischemic stroke, endovascular interventions performed under conscious sedation carry a lower risk of poor neurological outcome and mortality than those performed under general anesthetic. Owing to a number of potential confounding factors, however, the results must be interpreted with caution.

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Figure 1: Use of the Penumbra Stroke System to treat acute ischemic stroke.

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  1. Departments of Radiology and Neurological Surgery, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Neurological Institute of New York, 710 West 168th Street, New York, 10032, NY, USA

    Philip M. Meyers

  2. Departments of Anesthesiology and Neurology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Neurological Institute of New York, 710 West 168th Street, New York, 10032, NY, USA

    Eric J. Heyer

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Meyers, P., Heyer, E. Sedation and anesthesia during endovascular stroke therapy. Nat Rev Neurol 6, 474–475 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2010.110

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