Which designation specifically refers to a hospital capable of performing thrombectomy?

Which designation specifically refers to a hospital capable of performing thrombectomy?

• A. Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC)
• B. Thrombectomy-capable stroke center (TSC)
• C. Primary Stroke Center (PSC)
• D. Acute Stroke Ready Hospital (ASRH)

Answer: (B)

A hospital that can perform thrombectomy is identified by the designation indicating thrombectomy-capable stroke center. Thrombectomy is an endovascular procedure to remove a clot in a large vessel during an acute ischemic stroke, and centers with this designation have the on-site interventional neuroradiology team, 24/7 imaging and procedural capabilities, and established protocols to perform the procedure and manage care before and after it. While other designations involve broad stroke care, they don’t specify the interventional thrombectomy capability. A comprehensive stroke center can provide advanced, wide-ranging stroke services (including thrombectomy), but the explicit label that communicates the ability to perform thrombectomy is the thrombectomy-capable stroke center. Primary stroke centers focus on rapid assessment and initial therapy like thrombolysis but typically lack interventional thrombectomy capability, and Acute Stroke Ready Hospitals do not denote thrombectomy capability.

A hospital that can perform thrombectomy is identified by the designation indicating thrombectomy-capable stroke center. Thrombectomy is an endovascular procedure to remove a clot in a large vessel during an acute ischemic stroke, and centers with this designation have the on-site interventional neuroradiology team, 24/7 imaging and procedural capabilities, and established protocols to perform the procedure and manage care before and after it.

While other designations involve broad stroke care, they don’t specify the interventional thrombectomy capability. A comprehensive stroke center can provide advanced, wide-ranging stroke services (including thrombectomy), but the explicit label that communicates the ability to perform thrombectomy is the thrombectomy-capable stroke center. Primary stroke centers focus on rapid assessment and initial therapy like thrombolysis but typically lack interventional thrombectomy capability, and Acute Stroke Ready Hospitals do not denote thrombectomy capability.