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Available online 14 September 2026

General anaesthesia or local anaesthesia with or without sedation for mechanical thrombectomy: from clinical evidence to organizational challenges

Anestesia general o anestesia local/sedación en la trombectomía mecánica: de la evidencia clínica al reto organizativo
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, J. Fernández
Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain
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