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NHS to introduce new stroke treatment
A report from The Sunday Times has suggested that the NHS is set to introduce a new treatment targeted at reversing the effects of a stroke.
According to the news source, draft NHS England policy on the treatment, mechanical thrombectomy, recommended it should be implemented in specialist centres across England
Mechanical thrombectomy involves inserting a small tube into an artery in the groin, manoeuvring it towards the brain and sucking the blood clot into the tube or pulling it out with a small wire.
Previous trials of mechanical thrombectomy have suggested it can increase the proportion of people who can function independently 90 days after a stroke by between 19 and 35 per cent.
The news comes as the Stroke Association has cited that there are 152,000 strokes in the UK each year, with around 80 per cent as a result of blood clots.
Consultant neuroradiologist Sanjeev Nayak, who has pioneered the treatment at the University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust praised the treatment as ‘one of the top 10 medical innovations of the last decade.’
Meanwhile, Professor Tony Rudd, national clinical director for stroke at NHS England, said: “NHS stroke care and stroke survival are now at record levels. We recognise the potential effectiveness mechanical thrombectomy could have for about 10 per cent of stroke patients and are drawing up a policy for its possible use across the NHS.”
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