The Annecy Genevois hospital center better equipped for stroke care
Although the technique is not new, the Annecy Genevois Hospital Center is one of the first French non-university hospitals to offer mechanical thrombectomy as part of the management of cerebrovascular accidents (stroke). Since June 1, 2021 (date of the authorization issued by the Regional Health Agency), 27 patients were able to benefit from this technique peak.
“Mechanical thrombectomy is an interventional neuroradiology procedure which consists of mechanically extract a clot which obstructs an artery using a suction catheter and / or an endovascular stent “, indicates in a press release the management of the Annecy hospital. Performed under general anesthesia, in an interventional radiology room (IRS), in the operating room, thrombectomy is effective if it is performed within six hours of the first symptoms of a stroke.
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The arrival of this technique at the Change makes it possible to no longer have patients at the Geneva University Hospitals. “By avoiding transport from Annecy to Geneva, _we reduce the time taken to take charge_, explains Dr Fabrice Bing. We save time and in the event of a stroke, we have to be as fast as possible. “