Thrombectomy is a medical procedure performed to remove blood clots (thrombus) that block blood vessels in the body. The main goal of thrombectomy is to restore normal blood flow, prevent further damage to brain tissue, and improve the condition of patients suffering from ischemic stroke or blood vessel thrombosis.
Thrombectomy Procedure
Mechanical Thrombectomy is performed in a special cath lab room using a special catheter and a catheter inserted through a large blood vessel in the groin, to access and pull out blood clots in blocked brain blood vessels.
Benefits of Thrombectomy
Thrombectomy has a number of significant benefits in treating ischemic stroke:
- Restoration of cerebral blood flow
Thrombectomy can limit further brain tissue damage. - Reduces the risk of disability and dependency
Thrombectomy can minimize the impact of ischemic stroke such as loss of the body's physical abilities. - Better chance of recovery
Thrombectomy can minimize damage to brain tissue and improve recovery of impaired body functions. - Reduces potential death
Thrombectomy has been shown to reduce mortality and improve survival in ischemic stroke sufferers.
Advantages of Thrombectomy
Thrombectomy has several advantages over other acute stroke therapies, including:
- Produces higher success rates
- Reducing the number of disabilities and functional dependency
- Treatment time span
- Can be done in several conditions for stroke sufferers
- Higher effectiveness
According to the Indonesian Ministry of Health, 80% of Indonesian people do not know the symptoms of stroke. As a result, people are often late in taking patients to the hospital.
The faster & more precise the stroke treatment is given, the better the results.
This article was written by dr. Sigit Dewanto H, Sp.N, FINS, FINA (Interventional Neurology Specialist at Grha Kedoya Hospital)