GW Hospital Becomes First to Implement Advanced Stroke Treatment Software – GW Liftgate

GW Hospital will be the first in the district to offer advanced software for stroke patients, according to a press release released Wednesday by the hospital.

The hospital will soon use RAPID CT Perfusion – a brain imaging software platform used to identify treatment options for patients with stroke. The automated system allows physicians to locate early signs of brain damage or reduced blood flow to the brain, depending on the states of release.

Kimberly Russo, the hospital's executive director and chief executive, said offering cutting-edge technology was "critical" to GW Hospital's mission to improve patient care.

"The implementation of this new software is an additional way to fulfill our mission and, ultimately, to improve the care provided to those affected by a stroke," said Russo.

The American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association approved last spring new guidelines on stroke treatment, which allow more patients to be eligible for treatment. life-saving treatments, such as the elimination and dissolution of clots.

The RAPID platform will help identify some patients with recoverable brain tissue up to 24 hours after the last visit, while the previous treatment window for mechanical thrombectomy – a treatment to suppress blood clots – was less than six o'clock, indicates the stage of liberation.

Dimitri Sigounas, neurosurgeon and interventional neuroradiologist at the hospital, said that the center is one of the few tri-state hospitals to offer specialists in neurointerventional radiology 24 hours a day to perform procedures and treatments little invasive for complex stroke.

"This new technology allows us to plan and prepare these procedures more quickly and accurately, which will lead to better results for our patients," Sigounas said in a statement.

The RAPID platform also provides immediate results to physicians without the need to exchange emails containing private patient information, which simplifies physician communication about changes in the patient's blood flow, the statement said.

"In a stroke, minutes matter," said Henry Kaminski, director of the hospital's neurology department. "The elimination of clots and the dissolution of treatments significantly improve outcomes in patients with stroke. The sooner we can bring this treatment to the patients who will benefit, the better the results for patients. "