Abstract
There are several challenges in the anesthetic management of patients receiving intra-arterial therapy for acute ischemic stroke. Stroke patients are generally elderly and suffer from multiple medical comorbidities. Both the anesthesiologist and neurointerventionalist must consider a number of important factors in deciding how to manage these patients, including choice of anesthetic method (general anesthesia [GA] versus monitored anesthesia care or non-GA), patient volume status, blood pressure management, and intraoperative management of medical comorbidities. Here, we present a case-based discussion of some of these controversial topics.
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Brinjikji, W. (2019). Anesthesia During Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke. In: Samaniego, E., Hasan, D. (eds) Acute Stroke Management in the Era of Thrombectomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17535-1_4
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