2020
Implications of achieving TICI 2b vs TICI 3 reperfusion in patients with ischemic stroke: a cost-effectiveness analysis
Wu X, Khunte M, Gandhi D, Matouk C, Hughes DR, Sanelli P, Malhotra A. Implications of achieving TICI 2b vs TICI 3 reperfusion in patients with ischemic stroke: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2020, 12: 1161-1165. PMID: 32457225, DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2020-015873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsLarge vessel occlusionTICI 3 reperfusionEndovascular thrombectomyTICI 2bTICI 3Stroke patientsHealth benefitsAge groupsAcute stroke patientsDegree of recanalizationDegree of reperfusionLifetime quality-adjusted life yearsCost-effectiveness analysisDecision analytic studyUnited States settingsIncomplete reperfusionIschemic strokeComplete reperfusionPatient selectionReperfusionPatientsHealth outcomesLife yearsCost savingsCT Angiography for Triage of Patients with Acute Minor Stroke: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis.
Wu X, Hughes DR, Gandhi D, Matouk CC, Sheth K, Schindler J, Wira C, Wintermark M, Sanelli P, Malhotra A. CT Angiography for Triage of Patients with Acute Minor Stroke: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis. Radiology 2020, 294: 580-588. PMID: 31934828, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2019191238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge vessel occlusionAcute minor strokeBest medical managementMinor strokeCT angiographyMedical managementProbabilistic sensitivity analysesLower health benefitsImmediate thrombectomyHealth benefitsHealth outcomesVascular imagingAcute ischemic strokeMarkov decision-analytic modelWorse health outcomesImproved health outcomesDecision analytic modelNet monetary benefitIntravenous thrombolysisIschemic strokeYounger patientsThrombectomy strategyPatientsAngiographyStroke
2019
Cost-Effectiveness of Computed Tomography Angiography in Management of Tiny Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in the United States
Wu X, Matouk CC, Mangla R, Forman HP, Gandhi D, Sanelli P, Malhotra A. Cost-Effectiveness of Computed Tomography Angiography in Management of Tiny Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in the United States. Stroke 2019, 50: 2396-2403. PMID: 31340732, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.025600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComputed tomography angiographyUnruptured intracranial aneurysmsIntracranial aneurysmsTomography angiographyCancer riskCTA surveillanceCost-effective strategyRadiation-induced brain tumorsRadiation-induced cancer riskSubsequent magnetic resonanceBrain cancer riskBetter health outcomesAnnual rupture riskProbabilistic sensitivity analysesRupture riskLower healthcare spendingAggressive managementPatients 30Subarachnoid hemorrhageIncidental detectionPrior historyHigh riskBrain tumorsAneurysmsHealth outcomesPipeline Endovascular Device vs Stent-Assisted Coiling in Small Unruptured Aneurysms: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.
Malhotra A, Wu X, Brinjikji W, Miller T, Matouk CC, Sanelli P, Gandhi D. Pipeline Endovascular Device vs Stent-Assisted Coiling in Small Unruptured Aneurysms: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Neurosurgery 2019, 85: e1010-e1019. PMID: 31329957, DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyz130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStent-assisted coilingProbabilistic sensitivity analysesRetreatment rateUnruptured aneurysmsUnruptured anterior circulation aneurysmsPipeline endovascular deviceAnterior circulation aneurysmsLong-term outcomesAneurysm recurrence rateOne-way sensitivity analysesPipeline Embolization DeviceSmall unruptured anterior circulation aneurysmsSmall unruptured aneurysmsSensitivity analysisBetter health outcomesDecision-analytical studyCost-effective relativeCost-effectiveness analysisRecurrence rateStent coilingBase case calculationAneurysm sizeEmbolization DeviceAneurysm recurrenceHealth outcomes