Medlantis

Dr. Buddy Connors discusses how he performs mechanical thrombectomy for the treatment of acute stroke patients. Patient selection criteria, institutional stroke protocol, pre-procedural planning and decision process, execution, and case examples.

Learning Objectives

After participating in this activity, learners should be able to:

• Discuss the role of mechanical thrombectomy
• Discuss the need for training in the use of these devices
• Discuss the contraindications to their use