Introduction
vessel occlusion, pain, acute ischemic stroke, AIS
RESPIRATORY COMPLICATIONS, SECONDARY
Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is increasingly widespread in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) secondary to large vessel occlusion (LVO) [General anesthesia (GA) eliminates patient incompliance, reduces pain associated with procedures, and facilitates endovascular procedures such as roadmap navigation, whereas the GA approach potentially increases the risk of periprocedural hemodynamic fluctuation and respiratory complications, and delays workflow efficiency [Several studies have suggested that the rates of mortality or disability were lower with non-GA in AIS patients undergoing MT [