General Anesthesia versus Sedation, Both with Hemodynamic Control, during Intraarterial Treatment for Stroke: The GASS Randomized Trial.

Background: It is speculated that the anesthetic strategy during endovascular therapy for stroke may have an impact on the outcome of the patients. The authors hypothesized that conscious sedation is associated with a better functional outcome 3 months after endovascular therapy for the treatment of stroke compared with general anesthesia.

Methods: In this single-blind, randomized trial, patients received either a standardized general anesthesia or a standardized conscious sedation.

GASS Trial study protocol: a multicentre, single-blind, randomised clinical trial comparing general anaesthesia and sedation during intra-arterial treatment for stroke.

Introduction: Treatment of acute stroke has drastically changed in the last 10 years. Endovascular therapy is now the standard of care for patients with a stroke caused by a large vessel occlusion in the anterior circulation. The impact of the type of anaesthesia (general anaesthesia or conscious sedation) during endovascular therapy on the outcome of the patients is still a matter of debate.

Atrial fibrillation in trauma patients requiring intensive care.

Objectives: To evaluate the incidence and risk factors of atrial fibrillation (AF) in trauma patients.

Design And Setting: Prospective observational study in a surgical intensive care unit (ICU).

Patients: All trauma patients admitted in the surgical ICU except those who had AF at admission.