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Patients Requiring Conversion to General Anesthesia during Endovascular Therapy Have Worse Outcomes: A Post Hoc Analysis of Data from the SAGA Collaboration

C.Z. Simonsen, S. Schönenberger, P.L. Hendén, A.J. Yoo, L. Uhlmann, A. Rentzos, J. Bösel, J. Valentin and M. Rasmussen
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2020, 41 (12) 2298-2302; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6823
C.Z. Simonsen
aFrom the Department of Neurology (C.Z.S.)
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cDepartment of Neurology (S.S.), Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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dDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (P.L.H.)
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fDivision of Neurointervention (A.J.Y.), Texas Stroke Institute, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
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    Grotta bars of the mRS score at 90 days by the 3 groups: the converters and the patients who stayed in the CS group and the GA group. The number in each bar indicates the mRS score. The odds ratio for a shift to a higher (worse) group was 2.67 for the converted group compared with the CS group.

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    Reasons for conversion among the 21 patients who were randomized to conscious sedation but converted to general anesthesia

    Reason for conversion (No.)SIESTAANSTROKEGOLIATHTotal
    Severe agitation72312
    Respiratory insufficiency/loss of airway3115
    Direct puncture of the internal carotid artery0404
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    Among the 185 patients allocated to conscious sedation (CS), the 21 converters are compared to the 164 who were treated under CS

    CS as Treated (n = 164)Converted to GA (n = 21)P Value
    Hypertension96 (59%)12 (57%)1.00
    Diabetes28 (17%)5 (24%).54
    Hyperlipidemia72 (44%)3 (14%).009
    Smoker38 (24%)3 (14%).42
    Atrial fibrillation71 (44%)10 (48%).82
    Sex (male)85 (52%)10 (48%).82
    Pre-mRS (≥1)51 (31%)2 (10%).042
    ASPECTS (<6)22 (14%)1 (5%).48
    Left side affected79 (48%)12 (57%).49
    IV thrombolysis given49 (30%)4 (19%).44
    Occlusion type, ICA (neck)12 (7%)0 (0%).36
     ICA-T28 (17%)4 (19%)
     M183 (51%)13 (62%)
     M218 (11%)0 (0%)
     Tandem23 (14%)4 (19%)
    Age (mean) (SD) (yr)71 (14)72 (12).58
    NIHSS score on admission (mean) (SD)17.3 (3.8)17.8 (4.4).27
    Systolic blood pressure start EVT (mmHg), mean (SD)165 (28)161 (25).55
    MABP at start of EVT (mmHg), mean (SD)113 (19)111 (16).62
    • Note:—ICA-T indicates ICA bifurcation; Pre, premorbid.

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    Group mean of mRS at 90-day follow-up, time to groin puncture, and minimum MABP for the 3 groups–the converters, the patients who stayed in the CS group, and the GA group

    Converted from CS to GA (n = 21)Stayed in CS (n = 164)GA Group (n = 183)
    Mean mRS (95% CI)4.3 (3.7–4.9)3.1 (2.8–3.4)2.8 (2.5–3.1)
    Mean rate of successful reperfusion (mTICI 2b–3) (95% CI)71.4 (47.8–88.7)76.2 (69.0–82.5)85.2 (79.3–90.0)
    Mean arrival at angiosuite to groin puncture (95% CI) (min)25.1 (16.3–34.0)17.7 (15.7–19.8)24.0 (21.9–26.2)
    Mean groin puncture to reperfusion (95% CI) (min)90.2 (68.8–111.6)67.2 (59.1–75.3)63.1 (55.7–70.4)
    Mean onset to reperfusion (95% CI) (min)276 (241–312)258 (241–275)273 (256–290)
    Minimum MABP during EVT (95% CI) (mm Hg)68.7 (62.8–74.6)87.8 (85.7–89.9)76.0 (74.0–78.0)
    • Note:—mTICI indicates modified TICI.

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    Incremental predictive value of the 4 best predictors of conversion from conscious sedation to general anesthesiaa

    Incremental AUC (without Data Split)Incremental AUC (Cross-Validated)Univariable AUC (Cross-Validated)
    Hyperlipidemia (95% CI)0.65 (0.56–0.73)0.62 (0.50–0.73)0.62 (0.50–0.73)
    Diabetes (95% CI)0.68 (0.58–0.78)0.66 (0.54–0.78)0.49 (0.36–0.61)
    Pre-mRS (95% CI)0.69 (0.60–0.79)0.67 (0.55–0.79)0.57 (0.45–0.69)
    Age (95% CI)b0.73 (0.62–0.83)0.62 (0.50–0.74)0.38 (0.26–0.50)
    • Note:—Pre indicates premorbid.

    • a Analysis was conducted without data splitting. Each AUC reflects the predictive power of the model consisting of the corresponding variable as well as all above variables.

    • ↵b Not included in the final model.

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Patients Requiring Conversion to General Anesthesia during Endovascular Therapy Have Worse Outcomes: A Post Hoc Analysis of Data from the SAGA Collaboration
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Dec 2020, 41 (12) 2298-2302; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6823
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