Impact of collateral flow on cost-effectiveness of endovascular thrombectomy

CONCLUSIONS: EVT treatment in the early time window for good outcome after ischemic stroke is cost-effective irrespective of the quality of collateral circulation, and patients should not be excluded from thrombectomy solely on the basis of collateral status. Despite relatively lower benefits of EVT in patients with poor collaterals, even smaller differences in better outcomes have significant long-term financial implications that make EVT cost-effective.PMID:35535841 | DOI:10.3171/2022.2.JNS212887

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery - May 10, 2022 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Mihir Khunte Xiao Wu Emily W Avery Dheeraj Gandhi Seyedmehdi Payabvash Charles Matouk Jeremy J Heit Max Wintermark Gregory W Albers Pina Sanelli Ajay Malhotra Source Type: research