2012
Economic Impact of Using Additional Diagnostic Tests to Better Select Patients With Stroke for Intravenous Thrombolysis in the United Kingdom
Earnshaw S, McDade C, Chapman A, Jackson D, Schwamm L. Economic Impact of Using Additional Diagnostic Tests to Better Select Patients With Stroke for Intravenous Thrombolysis in the United Kingdom. Clinical Therapeutics 2012, 34: 1544-1558. PMID: 22695225, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2012.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingMRI selectionUsual careDiagnostic testsFavorable outcomeIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioAcute stroke treatmentPreferred diagnostic testNumber of patientsAdditional diagnostic testsCost-effectiveness ratioDecision analytic modelCTP selectionIntravenous thrombolysisStroke onsetStroke treatmentPatient selectionUK patientsPenumbral patternPatient outcomesPerfusion CTPatient historyThrombolysisPatientsPerfusion imaging
2009
Cost-Effectiveness of Patient Selection Using Penumbral-Based MRI for Intravenous Thrombolysis
Earnshaw S, Jackson D, Farkouh R, Schwamm L. Cost-Effectiveness of Patient Selection Using Penumbral-Based MRI for Intravenous Thrombolysis. Stroke 2009, 40: 1710-1720. PMID: 19286581, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.108.540138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAlgorithmsCerebral HemorrhageCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedInfusions, IntravenousMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePatient SelectionProportional Hazards ModelsQuality-Adjusted Life YearsStrokeThrombolytic TherapyTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeConceptsMRI selection