Anesthesia modalities for endovascular
treatment of
acute ischemic stroke include
general anesthesia and
conscious sedation.Several recent studies have shown that the
general anesthesia is associated with the poor outcome of endovascular
treatment in
patients with
acute ischemic stroke.The underlying reason of causing worse outcome is unknown.It may be associated with
hemodynamic instability and
hypotension.Currently,it is considered that both
general anesthesia and
conscious sedation have their advantages and disadvantages.We must choose individualize
anesthesia modalities for each
patient before we obtain highquality evidence.