Pre-thrombectomy intravenous thrombolytics are associated with increased hospital bills without improved outcomes compared with mechanical thrombectomy alone.

Ameer E HassanHari KottaLeeroy GarzaLaurie PrestonWondwossen TekleAmrou SarrajAdnan I Qureshi

Published in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2019)

Patients treated with EVT+IV tPA have greater hospital encounter charges and final hospital bills as well as higher rates of ICH than patients who undergo treatment with EVT only.

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