2023
Emergent external ventricular drain placement in patients with factor Xa inhibitor-associated intracerebral hemorrhage after reversal with andexanet alfa
Ammar A, Elsamadicy A, Ammar M, Reeves B, Koo A, Falcone G, Hwang D, Petersen N, Kim J, Beekman R, Prust M, Magid-Bernstein J, Acosta J, Herbert R, Sheth K, Matouk C, Gilmore E. Emergent external ventricular drain placement in patients with factor Xa inhibitor-associated intracerebral hemorrhage after reversal with andexanet alfa. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2023, 226: 107621. PMID: 36791588, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.107621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAndexanet alfaExtra-axial hemorrhageEVD placementThrombotic eventsNew hemorrhagePrimary safety outcomeExternal ventricular drain placementLarge prospective studiesIntensive care unitIntracerebral hemorrhage patientsVentricular drain placementBolus patientsHospital lengthHospital LOSICU LOSTract hemorrhageRankin scoreSecondary outcomesAdult patientsBolus groupPrimary outcomeCare unitIntracerebral hemorrhageLong administration timeHemorrhage patients
2022
Cost-effectiveness of thrombectomy in patients with minor stroke and large vessel occlusion: effect of thrombus location on cost-effectiveness and outcomes
Khunte M, Wu X, Koo A, Payabvash S, Matouk C, Heit JJ, Wintermark M, Albers GW, Sanelli PC, Gandhi D, Malhotra A. Cost-effectiveness of thrombectomy in patients with minor stroke and large vessel occlusion: effect of thrombus location on cost-effectiveness and outcomes. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2022, 15: 39-45. PMID: 35022300, DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2021-018375.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge vessel occlusionProximal M1 occlusionEndovascular thrombectomyMinor strokeM2 occlusionsIntravenous thrombolysisM1 occlusionMedical managementVessel occlusionRankin score 0Markov decision-analytic modelBase-case analysisDecision analytic modelProbabilistic sensitivity analysesProximal M1More patientsPoor outcomeThrombus locationDistal M1Occlusion siteObservational studyScore 0Significant disabilityBetter outcomesPatients