General anesthesia versus non-GA for endovascular thrombectomy of posterior circulation stroke: A five-year retrospective analysis of the impact on patient outcomes.
INTRODUCTION The optimal anesthesia strategy during endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for posterior circulation acute ischemic stroke (PC-AIS) remains unclear. METHODS We conducted a 5-year retrospective cohort study of consecutive PC-AIS patients treated with EVT and categorized by anesthetic modality: general anesthe...