First-hand Account of Ground Breaking Stroke Treatment April 11, 2019 12:01PM |
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Carey
It's been available in the US for a while and has FDA approval. Not sure what the exact timeline was but I see clinical trials dating back to the early 2000s.
It's main limitation at this time seems to be vessel size, meaning it's only useful for large vessel obstructions. Those are the most devastating, often leading to death or a vegetative state, so it's a big advance. For smaller vessels they still rely on tPA if the stroke is recognized and treatment is sought in time. The window of opportunity is only 3 hours, which is why you don't drive to the hospital yourself or let someone else drive you. A suspected stroke should always be an immediate 911 call. Even if you think you can get there faster, what you can't do is raise a stroke alert. Only 911 can do that, and doing that sets all the medical gears in motion before you even arrive. You'll get you into treatment immediately on arrival and bypass all the red tape and delays. If you arrive on your own, you're going to have to run through the whole system of talking to an admitting clerk, providing billing info, being seen by a triage nurse, etc. You can easily lose one of your three hours doing all that, and then more time waiting for radiology, neurology, the cath lab, and whatever else is needed.
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Somehow they did not have to go through all the admin stuff. It all worked well and he has no perceptible residual damage.
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