E-045 Product Cost and Utilization in Mechanical Thrombectomy: A Comparison of Techniques

ConclusionA cursory evaluation of the data from this selected subset of patients suggests that there may be no significant difference in overall product cost to the patient for utilization of these two techniques for performance of mechanical thrombectomy. However, upon closer inspection of the data, the cost for aspiration thrombectomy appears to vary quite widely across the subset, with a standard deviation of $22470.99, while the standard deviation for stent retrieval is $2846.91. It is difficult to determine whether this trend would be borne out in a larger sample set; however, it may suggest that product utilization in aspiration thrombectomy may vary considerably among operators and in varying situations while product utilization in stent retrieval thrombectomy may be more constant. Further exploration of this trend with larger patient subsets is warranted.DisclosuresP. Brown: None. M. Cobb: None. T. Smith: None. A. Zomorodi: None. L. Gonzalez: None.
Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Tags: Electronic poster abstracts Source Type: research