Complications in patients receiving different levels of sedation
| None or mild sedation (n=49) (n (%)) | Heavy sedation or paralyzed (n=26) (n (%)) | p Value | |
| Intracerebral hemorrhage | |||
| Symptomatic | 4 (8.2) | 5 (19.2) | 0.26 |
| Asymptomatic | 7 (14.3) | 9 (34.6) | 0.07 |
| Infections | 4 (8.2) | 8 (30.8) | 0.02 |
| Access site related complications | 12 (24.5) | 4 (15.4) | 0.55 |
| Vessel dissection or perforation | 0 | 1 (3.9) | 0.35 |
| Acute myocardial infection | 2 (4.1) | 1 (3.9) | 1 |