Selection of Patients and Anesthetic Types for Endovascular Treatment in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Five published RCTs have shown consistent and persuasive superiority of EVT, predominantly mechanical thrombectomy with use of stent retrievers, in patients with LVO in anterior circulation.[ 8 – 12 ] These studies have been further supported by two more RCTs that reported a positive result or a positive trend after interim analyses.[ 13 , 14 ] On the strength of these positive findings, updated American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guideline recommends mechanical thrombectomy with a stent retriever as class I, level A evidenced–based treatment.[ 15 ] A recent meta-analysis concluded tha

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