Quantified health and cost effects of faster endovascular treatment for large vessel ischemic stroke patients in the Netherlands.
Henk van VoorstWolfgang Gerhard KunzLucie A van den BergManon KappelhofFloor M E PinckaersMayank GoyalMyriam G M HuninkBart J EmmerMaxim J H L MulderDiederik W J DippelJonathan M CoutinhoHenk A MarqueringHieronymus D BoogaartsAad van der LugtWim H van ZwamYvo B W E M RoosErik BuskensMarcel G W DijkgraafCharles B L M Majoienull nullPublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2021)
One-minute faster EVT increases QALYs while cumulative costs remain largely unaffected. Therefore, faster EVT provides better value of care at no extra healthcare costs.