2020
Reduced 2-year aneurysm retreatment and costs among patients treated with flow diversion versus non-flow diversion embolization: A Premier Healthcare Database retrospective cohort study
Grandhi R, Karsy M, Taussky P, Ricker CN, Malhotra A. Reduced 2-year aneurysm retreatment and costs among patients treated with flow diversion versus non-flow diversion embolization: A Premier Healthcare Database retrospective cohort study. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0234478. PMID: 32555657, PMCID: PMC7302520, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPipeline Embolization DeviceEndovascular treatmentRetreatment ratePS matchingIntracranial aneurysmsRetrospective cohort studyRate of readmissionEmergency department visitsLength of stayLower retreatment rateInitial treatment costsUnruptured intracranial aneurysmsPropensity-score matchingTime of treatmentCumulative followCohort studyReadmission costsDepartment visitsPatient subgroupsPED placementCase selection biasSame hospitalAneurysm retreatmentEmbolization DevicePatients
2019
Comparative effectiveness analysis of Pipeline device versus coiling in unruptured aneurysms smaller than 10 mm.
Malhotra A, Wu X, Miller T, Matouk CC, Sanelli P, Gandhi D. Comparative effectiveness analysis of Pipeline device versus coiling in unruptured aneurysms smaller than 10 mm. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2019, 132: 42-50. PMID: 30641830, DOI: 10.3171/2018.8.jns181080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPipeline Embolization DeviceStent-assisted coilingRetreatment rateSmall unruptured aneurysmsComparative effectiveness analysisProbabilistic sensitivity analysesUnruptured aneurysmsEndovascular coilingHealth benefitsUse of PEDHigher health benefitsRate of recurrenceFavorable treatment strategyDecision-analytical studyStent-assisted techniquePED placementTreatment modalitiesEffectiveness analysisTreatment strategiesSmall aneurysmsEmbolization DeviceSimple coilingOutcome riskAneurysmsRetreatment