Analysis of treatment cost differences in patients undergoing femoral versus radial access in outpatient diagnostic cerebral arteriograms.
Matthew C FindlayCordell M BakerSarah ChildsDiwas GautamWalid K SalahMichael BounajemEvan JoyceKarol P BudohoskiCraig KilburgMatthew David AlexanderPhillip TausskyRamesh GrandhiPublished in: Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences (2023)
Costs for outpatient diagnostic cerebral arteriogram were lower in patients who underwent transradial access versus transfemoral access because of supply and procedure costs. Understanding reasons for cost differences in common procedures is important for creating strategies to reduce overall healthcare costs. Additionally, addressing the cost differences of newer techniques may increase the likelihood that they are more readily implemented by hospitals and providers.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- prognostic factors
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- cerebral ischemia
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- atrial fibrillation
- combination therapy
- blood brain barrier