General anesthesia versus conscious sedation during endovascular treatment in posterior circulation large vessel occlusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mikel Terceño Saima BashirJuan CienfuegosAlan MurilloVíctor Augusto Vera-MongeLaura PardoMontserrat ReinaCarme Gubern-MéridaDolors Puigoriol-IllamolaLaia CarballoAnna CostaMaria BuxóJoaquín SerenaYolanda Silva

Published in: European stroke journal (2022)

In this meta-analysis, GA was associated with significantly lower rates of functional independence at 3 months in patients with PC-LVO strokes.

Keyphrases

endovascular treatment
systematic review
pet ct
meta analyses
mechanical ventilation
randomized controlled trial
case control
intensive care unit