[Intubation and sedation in the endovascular treatment of acute cerebral infarction]

In the past complex intracranial treatments demanded intubation and general anesthesia of the patient. With increasing rate of endovascular local treatment of acute stroke more and more neurointerventionalists report that recanalisation techniques can be performed in sedation of the patient without the need of additional intubation. Although prospective studies are lacking retrospective studies have shown that the risk of iatrogeneous vessel injuries without global anesthesia is not increased but outcomes in case of conscious sedations are better compared with intubation and general anesthesia.