THOUSANDS of stroke patients are missing out on a “miracle treatment” that could spare them a lifetime of disability. The Stroke Association revealed only 28 per cent of eligible people get a throm…
THOUSANDS of stroke patients are missing out on a “miracle treatment” that could spare them a lifetime of disability.
The Stroke Association revealed only 28 per cent of eligible people get a thrombectomy to remove deadly blood clots from the brain.Thousands of stroke patients are missing out on life-changing treatment - with people outside of London worse offBut the NHS has missed a target to make it the standard for all eligible patients by December 2021.
Clinics say they do not have enough staff or equipment to offer everyone the treatment, which removes clots with a wire fed into the brain through a vein. Juliet Bouverie, chief executive of the Stroke Association, said: “Thrombectomy is a miracle treatment that pulls patients back from near-death and alleviates the worst effects of stroke.“Thrombectomy saves brains, saves money and changes lives – now is the time for real action so that nobody has to live with avoidable disability.”
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