Public health and cost consequences of time delays to thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke.

Wolfgang Gerhard KunzMyriam G HuninkMohammed A AlmekhlafiBijoy K MenonJeffrey L SaverDiederik W J DippelCharles B L M MajoieTudor G JovinAntoni DavalosSerge BracardFrancis GuilleminBruce C V CampbellPeter J MitchellPhilip WhiteKeith W MuirScott BrownAndrew M DemchukMichael D HillMayank Goyalnull null

Published in: Neurology (2020)

Any time delay to EVT reduces QALYs and decreases the economic value of care provided by this intervention. Health care policies to implement efficient prehospital triage and to accelerate in-hospital workflow are urgently needed.

Keyphrases

acute ischemic stroke
public health
healthcare
emergency department
randomized controlled trial
cardiac arrest
global health
affordable care act
palliative care
electronic health record
trauma patients
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health insurance