She said the hospital's stroke team had not understood or followed National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines around the surgery Mr Renfrew had. She also said the stroke ...
Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability and preventable disability in the United States. It is also the fifth leading cause of death, killing nearly 130,000 people in the U.S. each year.
Physicians can determine if a stroke is likely to occur with the vessel sacrifice before proceeding with surgery by doing a balloon test occlusion (BTO). During the BTO, a small and soft balloon is ...