2020
Letter regarding: “Elderly Patients With Cervical Spine Fractures After Ground Level Falls Are at Risk for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury”
Malhotra A, Wu X, Khunte M. Letter regarding: “Elderly Patients With Cervical Spine Fractures After Ground Level Falls Are at Risk for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury”. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 256: 696-697. PMID: 32861424, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2020.06.064.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Comparative Effectiveness of Endovascular Thrombectomy in Elderly Stroke Patients
Malhotra A, Wu X, Payabvash S, Matouk CC, Forman HP, Gandhi D, Sanelli P, Schindler J. Comparative Effectiveness of Endovascular Thrombectomy in Elderly Stroke Patients. Stroke 2019, 50: 963-969. PMID: 30908156, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.025031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsIntravenous thrombolysisEndovascular thrombectomyLarge vessel occlusionAge 80 yearsEVT strategyVessel occlusionModified Rankin Scale scorePoststroke functional outcomeAcute ischemic strokeRankin Scale scoreElderly stroke patientsMarkov decision-analytic modelYears of ageDecision analytic modelMultiple sensitivity analysesPurpose- StrokeAcute strokeBaseline disabilityElderly patientsIschemic strokeStroke patientsFunctional outcomeHealthy patientsAdvanced age