Evaluation for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: Review of the Literature and a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Malhotra A, Wu X, Kalra VB, Schindler J, Matouk CC, Forman HP. Evaluation for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: Review of the Literature and a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2015, 37: 330-335. PMID: 26450540, PMCID: PMC7959958, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost-effective imaging strategyNet monetary benefitHealth care payer perspectiveIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioCare payer perspectiveCost-effectiveness analysisCost-effective strategyCost-effectiveness ratioEconomic evaluationMonetary benefitsDominant strategyMain indicatorsPayer perspectiveSelective DSAComparable utilityUtility perspectiveDecision tree analysisSelective anticoagulationSensitivity analysisCostImmense controversyHigh costCTA sensitivityParameter valuesHorizonScreening for Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: Review of Literature and a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Malhotra A, Wu X, Kalra VB, Goodman TR, Schindler J, Forman HP. Screening for Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: Review of Literature and a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2015, 50: 1751-1757. PMID: 26546389, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt cerebrovascular injuryPediatric blunt cerebrovascular injurySelective computed tomography angiographyComputed tomography angiographyOptimal imaging strategyCost-effectiveness analysisAnticoagulation therapyCerebrovascular injuryManagement of BCVIAppropriate anticoagulation therapyHigh-risk patientsHigh-risk factorsImaging strategiesPossible screening strategiesReview of literatureSelective anticoagulationPediatric patientsAnticoagulation complicationsTomography angiographySystematic reviewPatientsSocietal perspectiveCost-effective strategyData extractionScreening strategy