TY - JOUR
T1 - Population health impact of extended window thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke
AU - Zhou, Minerva H.
AU - Kansagra, Akash P.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the American Society of Neuroradiology Comparative Effectiveness Research Grant.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020.
PY - 2021/8
Y1 - 2021/8
N2 - Background: Recent trials support endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in select patients beyond the conventional 6-hour window. Objective: In this work, we estimate the impact of extended window EVT on procedural volumes and population-level clinical outcomes using Monte Carlo simulation. Methods: We simulated extending EVT eligibility in a system comprising an EVT-incapable primary stroke center (PSC) and EVT-capable comprehensive stroke center (CSC) using routing paradigms that initially direct patients to (1) the nearest center, (2) the CSC, or (3) either CSC or nearest center based on stroke severity. EVT eligibility and outcomes are based on HERMES, DEFUSE-3, and DAWN studies in the 0-6, 6-16, and 16-24 hour windows, respectively. Probability of good clinical outcome is determined by type and timing of treatment using clinical trial data. Results: Relative increase in EVT volume in the three tested routing paradigms was 15.7-15.8%. The absolute increase in the rate of good clinical outcome 0.4% in all routing paradigms. NNT for extended window EVT was 239.9-246.4 among the entire stroke population. Conclusion: Extended window EVT with DEFUSE-3 and DAWN criteria increases EVT volume and modestly improves population-level clinical outcomes.
AB - Background: Recent trials support endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in select patients beyond the conventional 6-hour window. Objective: In this work, we estimate the impact of extended window EVT on procedural volumes and population-level clinical outcomes using Monte Carlo simulation. Methods: We simulated extending EVT eligibility in a system comprising an EVT-incapable primary stroke center (PSC) and EVT-capable comprehensive stroke center (CSC) using routing paradigms that initially direct patients to (1) the nearest center, (2) the CSC, or (3) either CSC or nearest center based on stroke severity. EVT eligibility and outcomes are based on HERMES, DEFUSE-3, and DAWN studies in the 0-6, 6-16, and 16-24 hour windows, respectively. Probability of good clinical outcome is determined by type and timing of treatment using clinical trial data. Results: Relative increase in EVT volume in the three tested routing paradigms was 15.7-15.8%. The absolute increase in the rate of good clinical outcome 0.4% in all routing paradigms. NNT for extended window EVT was 239.9-246.4 among the entire stroke population. Conclusion: Extended window EVT with DEFUSE-3 and DAWN criteria increases EVT volume and modestly improves population-level clinical outcomes.
KW - Stroke
KW - computer simulation
KW - thrombectomy
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U2 - 10.1177/1591019920972209
DO - 10.1177/1591019920972209
M3 - Article
C2 - 33153379
AN - SCOPUS:85113654509
SN - 1591-0199
VL - 27
SP - 516
EP - 522
JO - Interventional Neuroradiology
JF - Interventional Neuroradiology
IS - 4
ER -