However, length of catheterization and amount of catheter manipulation has not changed since the introduction of thrombectomy after arterial catheterization. The balloon embolectomy catheter may ...

Doctors at a private hospital used a mechanical thrombectomy device to treat an 85-year-old patient with acute pulmonary embolism (PE). A press release said the patient came to Geri Care Hospital ...

Mechanical thrombectomy has moved from the operating room ... and hemiplegia (i.e., death or dependency), emergency MCA microsurgical embolectomy was an option, provided that an established MCA ...

[3,4] Quality of thrombectomy technique is also invaluable. Air or thrombus embolism may inadvertently occur during aspiration if not performed properly. Another area of controversy remains ...

Jaber et al, Large-bore Mechanical Thrombectomy Versus Catheter-directed Thrombolysis in the Management of Intermediate-risk ...

The first prospective Indian registry on mechanical thrombectomy for stroke, which studied 200 stroke patients in 14 centres across the country, has reaffirmed that the treatment is cost effective ...

This procedure is only required in very rare and serious cases and are usually only carried out at a few major trauma centres ...