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The 'Retina Stroke Code' acts against a type of stroke that can cause irreversible vision loss if not addressed within 6 hours. It is unique in Catalonia and has proven crucial over five years for recovering visual acuity and preventing worse complications in patients at Germans Trias Hospital.
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The Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) has received funding to develop four projects as part of the "Public-Private Collaboration Projects" call by the State Research Agency of the Ministry of Science and Innovation, amounting to a total of €1,706,019.92.
In 2023, the IGTP has continued to make significant strides in its mission. Here, we review the year's top news stories, reflecting the persistent drive and collaborative spirit that underpin this institution.
The Can Ruti Campus and the healthcare and research teams of the different institutions that comprise it continue to prove, once again this year, to be a relevant node on a global scale in terms of scientific production and progress.
The 14th Research Conference of the ICS focused on the transformative potential of research in the health system and awarded prizes to eight researchers. Antoni Bayés and Alejandro Bustamante, who work at the Hospital and researchers at IGTP, were awarded a prize for the best hospital scientific career and ICS young researcher, respectively.
The podcast from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) launches a new episode titled "Stroke: a race against the clock"). Researcher and clinician Mònica Millán explains what everyone should know about this pathology, as well as the research her group is conducting to improve the lives of patients.
The first urine test that detects kidney fibrosis as an alternative to kidney biopsies, an initiative from the IVECAT group, and a project applying artificial intelligence to rapidly categorise stroke patients and enhance their recovery chances, from the Neurovascular Research group, are two of the fifteen projects from Catalan research centres selected within the 2023 call of the new CaixaImpulse Healthcare Innovation programme.
A study co-led by researchers from IGTP, IIB Sant Pau and IDIBGI concludes that direct transport to a referral centre for endovascular treatment may not be the best option for patients with a final diagnosis of intracerebral haemorrhage or haemorrhagic stroke.
The Ministry of Health presented the grants for the 2018 and 2019 calls of the Strategic Plan for Innovation in Health (PERIS) on Tuesday. In this year's round the Germans Trias neurologist Natalia Pérez de la Ossa received a grant for the project for pre-hospitalization healthcare for patients with acute stroke. The doctor Daniel Fuster was also awarded a grant for the second edition, which he received at the same ceremony.
