Estimating the social value of mechanical thrombectomy randomized trials on an established stroke network.
Gabriel Martins RodriguesDiogo C HaussenMehdi BouslamaSrikant RangarajuMichael R FrankelRaul G NogueiraPublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2019)
Completion of recent trials resulted in observable increases in rates of thrombectomy, translating to functional benefits that rapidly offset any missed opportunities due to randomization to medical therapy arms.