2022
Cost-effectiveness of endovascular thrombectomy in acute stroke patients with large ischemic core
Sanmartin M, Katz J, Wang J, Malhotra A, Sangha K, Bastani M, Martinez G, Sanelli P. Cost-effectiveness of endovascular thrombectomy in acute stroke patients with large ischemic core. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2022, 15: e166-e171. PMID: 36175016, DOI: 10.1136/jnis-2022-019460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioNet monetary benefitProbabilistic sensitivity analysesEconomic evaluation studiesCost-effectiveness analysisCost-effectiveness ratioSensitivity analysisTwo-way sensitivity analysesLifetime healthcare costsMonetary benefitsLife yearsLifetime costsLifetime benefitsLarge ischemic coreStandard careCost-effective strategyEVTIschemic coreStroke patientsAIS patientsPatient's lifetimeAcute ischemic stroke patientsCostEndovascular thrombectomy treatment
2015
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 valuesHorizon
2014
Cost-Effectiveness of Angiographic Imaging in Isolated Perimesencephalic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Kalra VB, Wu X, Forman HP, Malhotra A. Cost-Effectiveness of Angiographic Imaging in Isolated Perimesencephalic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Stroke 2014, 45: 3576-3582. PMID: 25336513, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.114.006679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal strategyNet monetary benefitCost-effectiveness analysisComprehensive cost-effectiveness analysisCost-effective strategyBase case scenarioDistributional variablesMonetary benefitsLife yearsWillingnessBase caseSensitivity analysisMonte Carlo simulationsInitial CTAPayCarlo simulationsPart of followCostStrategiesVariablesBenefitsDecision treeCase scenarioPurpose