While thrombectomy is a cost effective intervention for stroke, India is not doing enough of these procedures: study

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, with excellent functional outcomes for patients. “Since 2015, endovascular thrombectomy has been accepted as the life-saving and most cost effective treatment for acute ischemic stroke, especially in patients with large vessel occlusion. The PRAAN registry was set up mainly to study the functional outcomes associated with thrombectomy treatment in Indian patients with large vessel occlusion acute ischaemic stroke. Endovascular thrombectomy or mechanical thrombectomy, a minimally invasive procedure, wherein an interventional neuroradiologist uses specialised equipment to remove the clot from the artery, can lead to dramatic improvement in stroke patients with large vessel occlusions.