Impact of collateral flow on cost-effectiveness of endovascular thrombectomy.
Khunte M, Wu X, Avery EW, Gandhi D, Payabvash S, Matouk C, Heit JJ, Wintermark M, Albers GW, Sanelli P, Malhotra A. Impact of collateral flow on cost-effectiveness of endovascular thrombectomy. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2022, 137: 1801-1810. PMID: 35535841, DOI: 10.3171/2022.2.jns212887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioEndovascular thrombectomyIschemic stroke patientsCollateral statusPoor collateral statusBetter outcomesPoor collateralsCollateral circulationStroke patientsAcute ischemic stroke patientsModified Rankin Scale scorePoor collateral circulationRankin Scale scoreLarge vessel occlusionCollateral blood flowGood collateral blood flowCost-effectiveness ratioBase-case analysisProbabilistic sensitivity analysesEVT strategyEVT treatmentIschemic strokeMedical therapyMore patientsCollateral flow