EMS-driven effort to improve stroke systems of care is first of its kind in the nation Miami Beach, Fla.—A progressive Emergency Medical Services (EMS)–driven partnership in South Florida has expedited access to lifesaving care for stroke patients. This groundbreaking effort to optimize the likelihood of recovery from a “brain attack” was showcased this week at
Physician Experience and Practice Area Significantly Affect Decision-Making for Endovascular Treatment
Miami Beach, FL—A new study presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 16th Annual Meeting found significant differences in decision-making for endovascular treatment (EVT) when the physician’s experience with EVT use and practice area were taken into consideration. The web-based, global study of 607 clinicians and interventionalists had participants respond to randomly selected
Type of Stent Affects Immediate and Long-Term Outcomes New study compares three types of stents and their effects on the safety and efficacy of the stent-coiling procedure
Miami Beach, FL—A new study comparing the outcomes of different types of stents used to treat cerebral aneurysms shows that the type of stent used affects a patient’s immediate and long-term health outcomes. The study was presented at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 16th Annual Meeting. Endovascular stent-assisted coiling is a new, minimally invasive
New Study Finds Independent Predictors of First Pass Effect in Mechanical Thrombectomy
Miami Beach, FL—A new study, presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 16th Annual Meeting, found that non-internal carotid artery (non-ICA) site of occlusion, the use of a balloon-guided catheter, and better collateral grade were all independent predictors of the first pass effect (FPE). FPE occurs when a complete revascularization is achieved after
Helicopter Transport for Stroke Patients Decreases Time to Surgery, New Study Finds
Miami Beach, FL—The sooner that a severe stroke patient can access thrombectomy, the more likely they are to experience a good outcome. A new study shows that using emergency helicopter ambulance services to transfer a patient to a hospital that can perform a stroke thrombectomy—a minimally invasive surgery which removes the blood clot in the
NVQI-QOD is Better Together
The Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s NeuroVascular Quality Initiative (NVQI) and the NeuroPoint Alliance (NPA) Quality Outcomes Database Neurovascular (QOD-NV) registry are pleased to announce that they are partnering to form one unified registry. This collaboration, now called NVQI-QOD, doubles the size of the previous registries managed by each party and provides a greater opportunity for