24hr Thrombectomy Postcode Lottery with Dr Richard Pullicino (Consultant Interventional Neuroradiologist)

09/08/2019 20 min Temporada 1 Episodio 17

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode we speak to Dr Richard Pullicino, a Consultant Neurointerventionalist at the world renowned Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery in Liverpool. He gives us a fascinating insight into the ultra-specialised world of Neuro-IR and addresses the critical issue of Thrombectomy; the gold standard treatment for large vessel strokes which is only available out-of-hours in a handful of centres in the UK.  

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