ARCTIC-I pre-study survey Question Title * 1. Name of the Hospital Country City Study site number (if not known:NA) Question Title * 2. Number of hospital beds in total: 0 - 199 200 - 399 400 - 599 600 - 799 800 and more Question Title * 3. Number of intensive care unit beds (allowing mechanical ventilation) in total 0 to 19 20 to 39 40 to 59 60 to 79 80 and more Question Title * 4. Number of stroke unit beds: 0 to 9 10 to 19 20 to 29 30 to 39 40 and more Question Title * 5. Number of endovascular thrombectomies (ET) for acute ischaemic stroke with large vessel occlusion (AIS-LVO) in the year 2019 (estimate): 1 to 49 50 to 99 100 to 149 150 to 199 200 and more Question Title * 6. Majority of ET for AIS-LVO performed by (specialty) Neuroradiology Radiology Neurology Neurosurgery Vascular surgery Cardiology Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. Number of sites (operating rooms, angiography suite, etc.) with anaesthesia personnel active during regular working times 1 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 and more Question Title * 8. Number of anaesthesiologists available for operations and procedures that are present in the hospital during nights and week-ends 1 2 3 4 5 6 and more Question Title * 9. Before the COVID-19 pandemic: What was the preferred anaesthesiological approach to ET for AIS-LVO? general anaesthesia procedural sedation (or standby) Question Title * 10. Compared to your practice in 2019 (documented above in question #9), did the COVID-19 pandemic change your preference? No change increased tendency to general anaesthesia increased tendency to sedation/standby Done