Mudassir Farooqui, Milagros Galecio-Castillo, Ameer E Hassan, Afshin A Divani, Mouhammad Jumaa, Marc Ribo, Nils H Petersen, Michael G Abraham, Johanna T Fifi, Waldo R Guerrero, Amer Malik, James E Siegler, Thanh N Nguyen, Sunil A Sheth, Albert J Yoo, Guillermo Linares, Nazli Janjua, Darko Quispe-Orozco, Wondwossen G Tekle, Sara Y Sabbagh, Syed F Zaidi, Marta Olive Gadea, Ayush Prasad, Abid Qureshi, Reade Andrew De Leacy, Mohamad Abdalkader, Sergio Salazar-Marioni, Jazba Soomro, Weston Gordon, Charoskhon Turabova, Aaron Rodriguez-Calienes, Juan Vivanco-Suarez, Maxim Mokin, Dileep R Yavagal, Tudor G Jovin, Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez
BACKGROUND: Endovascular therapy (EVT) stands as an established and effective intervention for acute ischemic stroke in patients harboring tandem lesions (TLs). However, the optimal anesthetic strategy for EVT in TL patients remains unclear. This study aims to evaluate the impact of distinct anesthetic techniques on outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients presenting with TLs. METHODS: Patient-level data, encompassing cases from 16 diverse centers, were aggregated for individuals with anterior circulation TLs treated between January 2015 and December 2020...
March 1, 2024: Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery