From the April 2021 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
“I think one of the bigger concerns is that with strokes and mini-stroke, the highest risk of recurrence is in the first couple of weeks or months after that initial event,” Dr. Malveeka Sharma, vascular neurologist at the University of Washington, told HCB News. “Our goal in treating someone during that first event is to get them rehabilitated but then also do our best to prevent another event from happening.”
Declines coincided with U.S. stay-at-homes recommendations in late March, with the greatest fall in stroke and TIA admissions occurring between March 23 and April 19, 2020. During this period, there were 281 admissions, compared to 410 in the same period in 2019, a 31% drop.
Henry Ford Allegiance Health opens advanced hybrid operating room
Henry Ford Allegiance Health opened an advanced hybrid operating room in October combining imaging equipment found in a cardiac catheterization lab and specialized features native to an operating room designated for open-heart surgery.
The combination of these resources is expected to create an environment that offers real-time guidance during procedures and enables clinicians to switch from a minimally invasive cardiac operation to open-heart surgery without having to transport the patient to another room.
“The hybrid operating room includes low-dose X-ray imaging, CT abilities, advanced ultrasound modalities, Fractional Flow Reserve, and multidisciplinary interfaces to allow for the seamless integration of future technology,” Susan Wilkinson, a communications specialist for Henry Ford Allegiance Health, told HCB News. “The advanced technology will provide higher quality and safety by bringing all aspects and back-up scenarios of a patient’s care into one place for greater efficiency and expediency.”
Patients needing a conversion from a minimally invasive cardiac procedure to open-heart surgery had to be transported in the past to an operating room. The elimination of transport can be lifesaving according to the hospital.
To prepare for development of the room, Henry Ford Allegiance Health interventional cardiologists studied with experts from Henry Ford’s Center for Structural Heart Disease for nearly two years.
Kentucky hospital first in US to implant Bluetooth-enabled cardiac device in patient
In October, St. Elizabeth Edgewood became the first U.S. hospital to implant a Bluetooth-enabled biventricular cardiac defibrillator, the Abbott Gallant, within a patient.
