Efforts of Each Region, Kyushu District

Abstract

Objective: The number of cerebral endovascular treatment specialists in Kyushu, except for Kumamoto prefecture, it was over the national average. Many cases were treated in Fukuoka, Saga, and Nagasaki prefecture, but in other prefectures, there were less than the national average. In prefectures where the number of cases is small, it was speculated that the specialists were ubiquitous in cities like the prefectural office location, and it was not possible to cover the vast prefecture. From now on, it is necessary to establish the delivery system for patients with acute cerebral infarction, who have indications for endovascular treatment, and to equalize endovascular treatment experts in each prefecture.

Methods: In Kumamoto prefecture, to solve these problems, Kumamoto EliminAting Regional THrombectomy disparity project (K-EARTH).

Results: In this project, we create a common hot line at facilities where endovascular treatment can be performed. If a patient with indication for endovascular treatment is delivered to a hospital where endovascular treatment cannot be performed, contact the hotline and promptly carry it to a treatment-capable facility using a helicopter or the like to perform endovascular treatment.

Conclusion: With this project, endovascular treatment can be performed for patients across the prefecture.