Table 2.

GRADE evidence profile: consciousness sedation versus general anesthesia for patients hospitalized with AIS.

Outcomes	Quality assessment
	Participants (studies), n	Median follow-up	Risk of bias	Inconsistency	Indirectness	Imprecision	Publication bias
mRS score ≦ 2	2648 (13)	3 months	No serious limitations	No serious limitations	No serious limitations	No serious limitations	Undetected
All-cause mortality	2552 (12)	In-hospital	No serious limitations	No serious limitations	No serious limitations	No serious limitations	Undetected
IA rtPA	1455 (6)	In-hospital	No serious limitations	No serious limitations	No serious limitations	No serious limitations	Undetected
Thrombolysis	697 (4)	In-hospital	No serious limitations	No serious limitations	No serious limitations	Serious limitations: small number of events	Undetected