Adeel Ilyas1, Ching-Jen Chen2, Dale Ding3, Paul M Foreman4, Thomas J Buell2, Natasha Ironside5, Davis G Taylor2, M Yashar Kalani2, Min S Park2, Andrew M Southerland6, Bradford B Worrall6. 1. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Electronic address: adeelilyas@uabmc.edu. 2. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. 3. Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. 4. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. 5. Department of Neurosurgery, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. 6. Department of Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA; Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Endovascular mechanical thrombectomy (EMT) is the standard of care for eligible patients presenting with anterior circulation acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO). The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to compare the outcomes between patients undergoing general anesthesia (GA) versus conscious sedation (CS) for these procedures. METHODS: A literature review was performed to identify studies reporting the EMT outcomes of AIS patients who underwent GA or CS for the procedure. Baseline, treatment, and outcomes data were analyzed. Good outcome was defined as a modified Rankin Scale score of 0-2 at 3 months, and successful reperfusion was defined as modified thrombolysis in cerebral infarction grade of 2b-3. RESULTS: Nine studies, comprising a total of 1379 patients treated with GA (n = 761) or CS (n = 618) for EMT, were included. Based on pooled data, GA achieved good outcome in 35% and successful reperfusion in 81%, whereas CS achieved good outcome in 41% and successful reperfusion in 75%. Meta-analyses showed no significant differences in the rates of good outcome (P = 0.51) or successful reperfusion (P = 0.39) between the GA and CS groups. The rates of pneumonia were significantly higher in the GA group (21% vs. 11%; P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The use of either GA or CS during EMT for patients with anterior circulation acute ELVO does not yield significantly different rates of functional independence at 3 months.
BACKGROUND: Endovascular mechanical thrombectomy (EMT) is the standard of care for eligible patients presenting with anterior circulation acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO). The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to compare the outcomes between patients undergoing general anesthesia (GA) versus conscious sedation (CS) for these procedures. METHODS: A literature review was performed to identify studies reporting the EMT outcomes of AISpatients who underwent GA or CS for the procedure. Baseline, treatment, and outcomes data were analyzed. Good outcome was defined as a modified Rankin Scale score of 0-2 at 3 months, and successful reperfusion was defined as modified thrombolysis in cerebral infarction grade of 2b-3. RESULTS: Nine studies, comprising a total of 1379 patients treated with GA (n = 761) or CS (n = 618) for EMT, were included. Based on pooled data, GA achieved good outcome in 35% and successful reperfusion in 81%, whereas CS achieved good outcome in 41% and successful reperfusion in 75%. Meta-analyses showed no significant differences in the rates of good outcome (P = 0.51) or successful reperfusion (P = 0.39) between the GA and CS groups. The rates of pneumonia were significantly higher in the GA group (21% vs. 11%; P = 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: The use of either GA or CS during EMT for patients with anterior circulation acute ELVO does not yield significantly different rates of functional independence at 3 months.
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