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Dittrich TD, Sporns PB, Kriemler LF, Rudin S, Nguyen A, Zietz A, Polymeris AA, Tränka C, Thilemann S, Wagner B, Altersberger VL, Piot I, Barinka F, Müller S, Hänsel M, Gensicke H, Engelter ST, Lyrer PA, Sutter R, Nickel CH, Katan M, Peters N, Kulcsár Z, Karwacki GM, Pileggi M, Cereda C, Wegener S, Bonati LH, Fischer U, Psychogios M, De Marchis GM. Mechanical Thrombectomy Versus Best Medical Treatment in the Late Time Window in Non-DEFUSE-Non-DAWN Patients: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Stroke 2023; 54:722-730. [PMID: 36718751 PMCID: PMC10561685 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.039793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND We assessed the efficacy and safety of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in adult stroke patients with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion presenting in the late time window not fulfilling the DEFUSE-3 (Thrombectomy for Stroke at 6 to 16 Hours With Selection by Perfusion Imaging trial) and DAWN (Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours After Stroke With a Mismatch Between Deficit and Infarct trial) inclusion criteria. METHODS Cohort study of adults with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion admitted between 6 and 24 hours after last-seen-well at 5 participating Swiss stroke centers between 2014 and 2021. Mismatch was assessed by computer tomography or magnetic resonance imaging perfusion with automated software (RAPID or OLEA). We excluded patients meeting DEFUSE-3 and DAWN inclusion criteria and compared those who underwent MT with those receiving best medical treatment alone by inverse probability of treatment weighting using the propensity score. The primary efficacy end point was a favorable functional outcome at 90 days, defined as a modified Rankin Scale score shift toward lower categories. The primary safety end point was symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage within 7 days of stroke onset; the secondary was all-cause mortality within 90 days. RESULTS Among 278 patients with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion presenting in the late time window, 190 (68%) did not meet the DEFUSE-3 and DAWN inclusion criteria and thus were included in the analyses. Of those, 102 (54%) received MT. In the inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis, patients in the MT group had higher odds of favorable outcomes compared with the best medical treatment alone group (modified Rankin Scale shift: acOR, 1.46 [1.02-2.10]; P=0.04) and lower odds of all-cause mortality within 90 days (aOR, 0.59 [0.37-0.93]; P=0.02). There were no significant differences in symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (MT versus best medical treatment alone: 5% versus 2%, P=0.63). CONCLUSIONS Two out of 3 patients with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion presenting in the late time window did not meet the DEFUSE-3 and DAWN inclusion criteria. In these patients, MT was associated with higher odds of favorable functional outcomes without increased rates of symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage. These findings support the enrollment of patients into ongoing randomized trials on MT in the late window with more permissive inclusion criteria.
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- Tolga D Dittrich
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland (T.D.D., L.F.K., S.R., A.Z., A.A.P., C.T., S.T., B.W., V.L.A., I.P., H.G., S.T.E., P.A.L., M.K., N.P., L.H.B., U.F., G.M.D.M.)
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland (P.B.S., A.N., M.P.)
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany (P.B.S.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland (T.D.D., L.F.K., S.R., A.Z., A.A.P., C.T., S.T., B.W., V.L.A., I.P., H.G., S.T.E., P.A.L., M.K., N.P., L.H.B., U.F., G.M.D.M.)
- Clinic for Internal Medicine, Cantonal Hospital Schaffhausen, Switzerland (L.F.K.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland (T.D.D., L.F.K., S.R., A.Z., A.A.P., C.T., S.T., B.W., V.L.A., I.P., H.G., S.T.E., P.A.L., M.K., N.P., L.H.B., U.F., G.M.D.M.)
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland (P.B.S., A.N., M.P.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland (T.D.D., L.F.K., S.R., A.Z., A.A.P., C.T., S.T., B.W., V.L.A., I.P., H.G., S.T.E., P.A.L., M.K., N.P., L.H.B., U.F., G.M.D.M.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland (T.D.D., L.F.K., S.R., A.Z., A.A.P., C.T., S.T., B.W., V.L.A., I.P., H.G., S.T.E., P.A.L., M.K., N.P., L.H.B., U.F., G.M.D.M.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland (T.D.D., L.F.K., S.R., A.Z., A.A.P., C.T., S.T., B.W., V.L.A., I.P., H.G., S.T.E., P.A.L., M.K., N.P., L.H.B., U.F., G.M.D.M.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland (T.D.D., L.F.K., S.R., A.Z., A.A.P., C.T., S.T., B.W., V.L.A., I.P., H.G., S.T.E., P.A.L., M.K., N.P., L.H.B., U.F., G.M.D.M.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland (T.D.D., L.F.K., S.R., A.Z., A.A.P., C.T., S.T., B.W., V.L.A., I.P., H.G., S.T.E., P.A.L., M.K., N.P., L.H.B., U.F., G.M.D.M.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland (T.D.D., L.F.K., S.R., A.Z., A.A.P., C.T., S.T., B.W., V.L.A., I.P., H.G., S.T.E., P.A.L., M.K., N.P., L.H.B., U.F., G.M.D.M.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland (T.D.D., L.F.K., S.R., A.Z., A.A.P., C.T., S.T., B.W., V.L.A., I.P., H.G., S.T.E., P.A.L., M.K., N.P., L.H.B., U.F., G.M.D.M.)
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Hirslanden Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (F.B., N.P.)
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (S.M.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Switzerland (M.H., S.W.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland (T.D.D., L.F.K., S.R., A.Z., A.A.P., C.T., S.T., B.W., V.L.A., I.P., H.G., S.T.E., P.A.L., M.K., N.P., L.H.B., U.F., G.M.D.M.)
- Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, University Department of Geriatric Medicine Felix Platter, Basel, Switzerland (H.G., S.T.E.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland (T.D.D., L.F.K., S.R., A.Z., A.A.P., C.T., S.T., B.W., V.L.A., I.P., H.G., S.T.E., P.A.L., M.K., N.P., L.H.B., U.F., G.M.D.M.)
- Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, University Department of Geriatric Medicine Felix Platter, Basel, Switzerland (H.G., S.T.E.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland (T.D.D., L.F.K., S.R., A.Z., A.A.P., C.T., S.T., B.W., V.L.A., I.P., H.G., S.T.E., P.A.L., M.K., N.P., L.H.B., U.F., G.M.D.M.)
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland (R.S.)
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- Emergency Department University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland (C.H.N.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland (T.D.D., L.F.K., S.R., A.Z., A.A.P., C.T., S.T., B.W., V.L.A., I.P., H.G., S.T.E., P.A.L., M.K., N.P., L.H.B., U.F., G.M.D.M.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland (T.D.D., L.F.K., S.R., A.Z., A.A.P., C.T., S.T., B.W., V.L.A., I.P., H.G., S.T.E., P.A.L., M.K., N.P., L.H.B., U.F., G.M.D.M.)
- Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, Hirslanden Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (F.B., N.P.)
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland (Z.K.)
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Cantonal Hospital of Lucerne, Switzerland (G.M.K.)
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland (P.B.S., A.N., M.P.)
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Center, EOC Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland (C.C.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich, Switzerland (M.H., S.W.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland (T.D.D., L.F.K., S.R., A.Z., A.A.P., C.T., S.T., B.W., V.L.A., I.P., H.G., S.T.E., P.A.L., M.K., N.P., L.H.B., U.F., G.M.D.M.)
- Rheinfelden Rehabilitation Clinic, Switzerland (L.H.B.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland (T.D.D., L.F.K., S.R., A.Z., A.A.P., C.T., S.T., B.W., V.L.A., I.P., H.G., S.T.E., P.A.L., M.K., N.P., L.H.B., U.F., G.M.D.M.)
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- Department of Neuroradiology, EOC Neurocenter of Southern Switzerland, Lugano, Switzerland (M.P.)
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Switzerland (T.D.D., L.F.K., S.R., A.Z., A.A.P., C.T., S.T., B.W., V.L.A., I.P., H.G., S.T.E., P.A.L., M.K., N.P., L.H.B., U.F., G.M.D.M.)
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Sacks D, Dhand S, Hegg R, Hirsch K, McCollom V, Sarin S, Vadlamudi V, Wasser T, Zylak C. Outcomes of Stroke Thrombectomy Performed by Interventional Radiologists vs Neurointerventional Physicians. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2022; 33:619-626.e1. [PMID: 35150837 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2021.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To test the hypothesis that interventional radiologists (IR) have outcomes for endovascular stroke thrombectomy (EVT) similar to Neurointerventional (NI) physicians and could be used to improve availability of thrombectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eight hospitals providing EVT performed by IR and NI in the same institution submitted sequential retrospective data limited to the era of modern devices. Good clinical outcome (90 day modified Rankin score 0-2) and successful revascularization (modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction score > 2b) were compared between specialties, adjusted for treating hospital, patient age, stroke severity, Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS), time from symptom onset to door, and clot location. Propensity score matching was used to compare outcomes. A total of 1009 patients were entered (622 treated by IR and 387 treated by NI). RESULTS Median stroke onset to puncture was 245 vs 253 minutes (p=.49), technically successful revascularization was 81.8% vs 82.4% (p=.81), and good clinical outcome was 45.5% vs 50.1% (p=.16), respectively. After adjusting, physician specialty was not a significant predictor of good clinical outcome (odds ratio 1.028 [95% CI 0.760-1.390]; p=.86). After matching, mRS 0-2 was 47.7% for IR and 51.1% for NI (p=0.366). CONCLUSION There was no significant difference in successful revascularization and good clinical outcomes between IR and NI physicians. Outcomes by IR were similar to NI outcomes from previously published trials and registries. This may be useful to address coverage and access to stroke interventions.
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- Research Medical Center, Kansas City, MO
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- George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC
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Bulwa Z, Chen M. Stroke Center Designations, Neurointerventionalist Demand, and the Finances of Stroke Thrombectomy in the United States. Neurology 2021; 97:S17-S24. [PMID: 34785600 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000012780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW This article aims to provide an update on the designation of stroke centers, neurointerventionalist demand, and cost-effectiveness of stroke thrombectomy in the United States. RECENT FINDINGS There are now more than 1,660 stroke centers certified by national accrediting bodies in the United States, 306 of which are designated as thrombectomy-capable or comprehensive stroke centers. Considering the amount of nationally certified centers and the number of patients with acute stroke eligible for thrombectomy, each center would be responsible for 64 to 104 thrombectomies per year. As a result, there is a growing demand placed on neurointerventionalists, who have the ability to alter the trajectory of large vessel occlusive strokes. Numbers needed to achieve functional independence after stroke thrombectomy at 90 days range from 3.2 to 7.4 patients in the early time window and 2.8 to 3.6 patients in the extended time window in appropriately selected candidates. With the low number needed to treat, in a variety of valued-based calculations and cost-effectiveness analyses, stroke thrombectomy has proved to be both clinically effective and cost-effective. SUMMARY Advancements in the early recognition and treatment of stroke have been paralleled by a remodeling of health care systems to ensure best practices in a timely manner. Stroke center-accrediting bodies provide oversight to safeguard these standards. As successful trial data from high volume centers transform into real-world experience, we must continue to re-evaluate cost-effectiveness, strike a balance between sufficient case volumes to maintain clinical excellence vs the burden and burnout associated with call responsibilities, and improve access to care for all.
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- Zachary Bulwa
- From the Departments of Neurology (Z.B.) and Neurosurgery (M.C.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
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- From the Departments of Neurology (Z.B.) and Neurosurgery (M.C.), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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Pressman E, Waqas M, Sands V, Siddiqui A, Snyder K, Davies J, Levy E, Ionita C, Guerrero W, Ren Z, Mokin M. Factors Associated With Decreased Accuracy of Modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarct Scoring Among Neurointerventionalists During Thrombectomy. Stroke 2021; 52:e733-e738. [PMID: 34496615 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.033372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background and Purpose The modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarct (mTICI) score is used to grade angiographic outcome after endovascular thrombectomy. We sought to identify factors that decrease the accuracy of intraprocedural mTICI. Methods We performed a 2-center retrospective cohort study comparing operator (n=6) mTICI scores to consensus scores from blinded adjudicators. Groups were also assessed by dichotomizing mTICI scores to 0–2a versus 2b–3. Results One hundred thirty endovascular thrombectomy procedures were included. Operators and adjudicators had a pairwise agreement in 96 cases (73.8%). Krippendorff α was 0.712. Multivariate analysis showed endovascular thrombectomy overnight (odds ratio [OR]=3.84 [95% CI, 1.22–12.1]), lacking frontal (OR, 5.66 [95 CI, 1.36–23.6]), or occipital (OR, 7.18 [95 CI, 2.12–24.3]) region reperfusion, and higher operator mTICI scores (OR, 2.16 [95 CI, 1.16–4.01]) were predictive of incorrectly scoring mTICI intraprocedurally. With dichotomized mTICI scores, increasing number of passes was associated with increased risk of operator error (OR, 1.93 [95 CI, 1.22–3.05]). Conclusions In our study, mTICI disagreement between operator and adjudicators was observed in 26.2% of cases. Interventions that took place between 22:30 and 4:00, featured frontal or occipital region nonperfusion, higher operator mTICI scores, and increased number of passes had higher odds of intraprocedural mTICI inaccuracy.
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- Elliot Pressman
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa (E.P., V.S., W.G., Z.R., M.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University at Buffalo, NY (M.W., A.S., K.S., J.D., E.L., C.I.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa (E.P., V.S., W.G., Z.R., M.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University at Buffalo, NY (M.W., A.S., K.S., J.D., E.L., C.I.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University at Buffalo, NY (M.W., A.S., K.S., J.D., E.L., C.I.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University at Buffalo, NY (M.W., A.S., K.S., J.D., E.L., C.I.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University at Buffalo, NY (M.W., A.S., K.S., J.D., E.L., C.I.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University at Buffalo, NY (M.W., A.S., K.S., J.D., E.L., C.I.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa (E.P., V.S., W.G., Z.R., M.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa (E.P., V.S., W.G., Z.R., M.M.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa (E.P., V.S., W.G., Z.R., M.M.)
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Grandhi R, Ravindra VM, Ney JP, Zaidat O, Taussky P, de Havenon A. Investigating the "Weekend Effect" on Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Endovascular Mechanical Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2021; 30:106013. [PMID: 34375859 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES With growing evidence of its efficacy for patients with large-vessel occlusion (LVO) ischemic stroke, the use of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) has increased. The "weekend effect," whereby patients presenting during weekends/off hours have worse clinical outcomes than those presenting during normal working hours, is a critical area of study in acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Our objective was to evaluate whether a "weekend effect" exists in patients undergoing EVT. METHODS This retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of the 2016-2018 Nationwide Inpatient Sample data included patients ≥18 years with documented diagnosis of ischemic stroke (ICD-10 codes I63, I64, and H34.1), procedural code for EVT, and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score; the exposure variable was weekend vs. weekday treatment. The primary outcome was in-hospital death; secondary outcomes were favorable discharge, extended hospital stay (LOS), and cost. Logistic regression models were constructed to determine predictors for outcomes. RESULTS We identified 6052 AIS patients who received EVT (mean age 68.7±14.8 years; 50.8% female; 70.8% White; median (IQR) admission NIHSS 16 (10-21). The primary outcome of in-hospital death occurred in 560 (11.1%); the secondary outcome of favorable discharge occurred in 1039 (20.6%). The mean LOS was 7.8±8.6 days. There were no significant differences in the outcomes or cost based on admission timing. In the mixed-effects models, we found no effect of weekend vs. weekday admission on in-hospital death, favorable discharge, or extended LOS. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that the "weekend effect" does not impact outcomes or cost for patients who undergo EVT for LVO.
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- Ramesh Grandhi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, 34800 Bob Wilson Dr., San Diego, CA 92134, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University, 72 East Concord Street, C-3, MA 02118, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Mercy Health, 2222 Cherry St m200, Toledo, OH 43608, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, 175 N. Medical Drive East, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA.
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Oravec CS, Tschoe C, Fargen KM, Kittel CA, Spiotta A, Almallouhi E, Starke RM, McCarthy DJ, Simon S, Zyck S, Gould GC, De Leacy R, Mocco J, Siddiqui A, Vaziri S, Fox WC, Fraser JF, Chitale R, Zipfel G, Huguenard A, Wolfe SQ. Trends in mechanical thrombectomy and decompressive hemicraniectomy for stroke: A multicenter study. Neuroradiol J 2021; 35:170-176. [PMID: 34269121 DOI: 10.1177/19714009211030526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Acute ischemic stroke has increasingly become a procedural disease following the demonstrated benefit of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO) on clinical outcomes and tissue salvage in randomized trials. Given these data and anecdotal experience of decreased numbers of decompressive hemicraniectomies (DHCs) performed for malignant cerebral edema, we sought to correlate the numbers of strokes, thrombectomies, and DHCs performed over the timeline of the 2013 failed thrombolysis/thrombectomy trials, to the 2015 modern randomized MT trials, to post-DAWN and DEFUSE 3. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a multicenter retrospective compilation of patients who presented with ELVO in 11 US high-volume comprehensive stroke centers. Rates of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), thrombectomy, and DHC were determined by current procedural terminology code, and specificity to acute ischemic stroke confirmed by each institution. Endpoints included the incidence of stroke, thrombectomy, and DHC and rates of change over time. RESULTS Between 2013 and 2018, there were 55,247 stroke admissions across 11 participating centers. Of these, 6145 received tPA, 4122 underwent thrombectomy, and 662 patients underwent hemicraniectomy. The trajectories of procedure rates over time were modeled and there was a significant change in MT rate (p = 0.002) without a concomitant change in the total number of stroke admissions, tPA administration rate, or rate of DHC. CONCLUSIONS This real-world study confirms an increase in thrombectomy performed for ELVO while demonstrating stable rates of stroke admission, tPA administration and DHC. Unlike prior studies, increasing thrombectomy rates were not associated with decreased utilization of hemicraniectomy.
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- Chesney S Oravec
- Department of Neurosurgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, USA
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- Departments of Neurological Surgery, Neurology, Radiology, and Neuroscience, University of Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, USA
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Gaynor E, Griffin E, Thornton J, Alderson J, Martin M, O'Driscoll A, Daly P, O'Donnell C, Conroy R, O'Brien P. Ambulance waiting and associated work flow improvement strategies: a pilot study to improve door-in-door-out time for thrombectomy patients in a primary stroke center. J Neurointerv Surg 2021; 14:573-576. [PMID: 34257079 DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2021-017653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Rapid access to thrombectomy for patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is critical for improving outcome. A major challenge for the 'drip and ship' model is reducing the door-in-door-out time (DIDO). We propose a new protocol with the aim of reducing DIDO, without adversely affecting emergency service usage time. METHODS Consecutive patients with suspected LVO AIS admitted to a Primary Stroke Center (PSC) from October 2018 to January 2021 were included. On arrival, the ambulance crew remained with the patient. Following immediate clinical and radiological evaluation, patients were transferred to the Comprehensive Stroke Center (CSC) by the same waiting crew. Key time metrics were collected and compared with historical data prior to the new protocol. RESULTS 27 patients had an LVO amenable for mechanical thrombectomy during the time period. There was a significant reduction in the DIDO times compared with the historical group (median 45 min vs 96 min; p<0.0001). There was no significant difference in ambulance usage time between the two time periods (median 53 min vs 45 min; p=0.530). There was an increase in ambulance usage time in FAST-positive patients not for transfer in the pilot group compared with FAST-positive patients not for transfer in the historical group (27 min vs 58 min; p<0.001). In addition, door-to-needle times (24 min vs 40 min; p=0.018) and door-to-CT times (11 min vs 25 min; p<0.0001) improved between the two groups. CONCLUSION Our data show a significant reduction in the DIDO for patients transferred for thrombectomy, with no adverse effects on ambulance usage time.
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- Eva Gaynor
- Department of Medicine, Naas General Hospital, Naas, Ireland
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland .,Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Geriatric and Stroke Medicine, Naas General Hospital, Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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- Department of Geriatric and Stroke Medicine, Naas General Hospital, Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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- Department of Geriatric and Stroke Medicine, Naas General Hospital, Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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- National Ambulance Service, HSE National Ambulance Service, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Geriatric and Stroke Medicine, Naas General Hospital, Naas, Kildare, Ireland
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Mocco J, Siddiqui AH, Fiorella D, Alexander MJ, Arthur AS, Baxter BW, Budzik RF, Froehler MT, Hanel RA, Lena J, Persaud S, Puri AS, Rai AT, Wintermark M, Woodward K, Zhang X, Turk A. POSITIVE: Perfusion imaging selection of ischemic stroke patients for endovascular therapy. J Neurointerv Surg 2021; 14:126-132. [PMID: 33632884 DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2021-017315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND The PerfusiOn imaging Selection of Ischemic sTroke patIents for endoVascular thErapy (POSITIVE) trial was designed to evaluate functional outcome in patients with emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO) presenting within 0-12 hours with pre-specified bifurcated arms of early and late window presentation, who were selected for endovascular thrombectomy with non-vendor specific commercially available perfusion imaging software. Recent trials demonstrating the benefit of thrombectomy up to 16-24 hours following ELVO removed equipoise to randomize late window ELVO patients and therefore the trial was halted. METHODS Up to 200 patients were to be enrolled in this FDA-cleared, prospective, randomized, multicenter international trial to compare thrombectomy and best medical management in patients with ELVO ineligible for or refractory to treatment with IV tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA) selected with perfusion imaging and presenting within 0-12 hours of last seen normal. The primary outcome was 90-day clinical outcome as measured by the raw modified Rankin Scale (mRS) with scores 5 and 6 collapsed (mRS shift analysis). RESULTS The POSITIVE trial suspended enrollment with the release of results from the DAWN trial and was stopped after the release of the DEFUSE 3 trial results. Thirty-three patients were enrolled (21 for medical management and 12 for thrombectomy). Twelve of the 33 patients were enrolled in the 6-12 hour cohort. Despite the early cessation, the primary outcome demonstrated statistically significant superior clinical outcomes for patients treated with thrombectomy (P=0.0060). The overall proportion of patients achieving an mRS score of 0-2 was 75% in the thrombectomy cohort and 43% in the medical management cohort (OR 4.00, 95% CI 0.84 to 19.2). CONCLUSION POSITIVE supports the already established practice of delayed thrombectomy for appropriately selected patients presenting within 0-12 hours selected by perfusion imaging from any vendor. The results of the POSITIVE trial are consistent with other thrombectomy trials. The statistically significant effect on functional improvement, despite the small number of patients, reinforces the robust benefits of thrombectomy. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT01852201.
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- J Mocco
- Neurosurgery, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Neurosurgery and Radiology and Canon Stroke and Vascular Research Center, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, New York, USA.,Neurosurgery, Gates Vascular Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Neurosurgery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA.,SUNY SB, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Semmes-Murphey Neurologic and Spine Institute, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.,Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Cerebrovascular Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Lyerly Neurosurgery, Baptist Medical Center Downtown, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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- Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Neurosurgery, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Radiology, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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- Neurointerventional Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Radiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Britton Woodward, Britton Woodward, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
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- Neurosurgery, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Neurosurgery, Prisma Health Upstate, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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Potts MB, Abdalla RN, Golnari P, Sukumaran M, Palmer AH, Hurley MC, Shaibani A, Jahromi BS, Ansari SA. Analysis of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke on Nights and Weekends Versus Weekdays at Comprehensive Stroke Centers. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2021; 30:105632. [PMID: 33517033 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.105632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The "weekend effect" has been shown to affect outcomes in acute ischemic stroke. We sought to compare metrics and outcomes of emergent stroke thrombectomy at three affiliated comprehensive stroke centers on weekdays versus nights/weekends for a three-year period beginning in 2015, when thrombectomy became common practice for large vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of all stroke thrombectomy patients treated from 2015 to 2018 to compare standard thrombectomy metrics and outcomes in patients presenting during weekdays or nights/weekends. RESULTS Two hundred-sixteen mechanical thrombectomy cases were evaluated, with 50.9% of patients presenting on weekdays and 49.1% presenting on nights/weekends. There were no statistical differences in baseline characteristics in demographics, stroke risk factors, or stroke severity, but patients presenting on nights/weekends had longer times from last known normal to presentation (130 versus 72.5 minutes, p=0.03). Door-to-groin times were delayed in patients presenting on nights/weekends compared to weekdays (median 104.5 versus 86 minutes, respectively; p=0.007) but groin-to-reperfusion times were similar (51.5 versus 48 minutes, respectively; p=0.4). Successful reperfusion was similar in both groups (90.6% nights/weekends versus 90% weekdays; p=1.0) as were the incidence of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (10.4% nights/weekend versus 7.3% weekdays; p=0.48) and 90-day good functional outcomes based on the modified Rankin Scale did not differ between the two groups in a shift analysis (p=0.545). CONCLUSIONS Despite delays in door-to-groin puncture times in acute ischemic stroke patients presenting on nights/weekends compared to weekdays, we did not identify significant differences in successful reperfusion or functional outcomes in this cohort. Further studies are warranted to continue to evaluate differences in stroke care on nights/weekends versus weekdays.
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- Matthew B Potts
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, 676 N. St. Clair St., Suite 2210, Chicago, IL 60611, United States; Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, 676 N. St. Clair St., Suite 2210, Chicago, IL 60611, United States; Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, 676 N. St. Clair St., Suite 2210, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, 676 N. St. Clair St., Suite 2210, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, 676 N. St. Clair St., Suite 2210, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, 676 N. St. Clair St., Suite 2210, Chicago, IL 60611, United States; Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, 676 N. St. Clair St., Suite 2210, Chicago, IL 60611, United States; Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, 676 N. St. Clair St., Suite 2210, Chicago, IL 60611, United States; Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, 676 N. St. Clair St., Suite 2210, Chicago, IL 60611, United States; Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States; Department of Neurology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, United States.
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Almallouhi E, Debenham E, Grant C, Spiotta AM, Holmstedt CA, Al Kasab S. Increased telestroke call burden after the extended thrombectomy window trials. J Telemed Telecare 2021; 29:291-297. [PMID: 33470141 DOI: 10.1177/1357633x20982738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Clinical trials have proven the efficacy of mechanical thrombectomy in stroke patients with large-vessel occlusion presenting within 24 hours of symptom onset. Extending the thrombectomy window to 24 hours resulted in a higher number of thrombectomies being performed. However, little is known about the impact of the extended thrombectomy window on the telestroke call burden. METHODS We used the prospectively maintained database of a telestroke network covering a large geographic area in the Southeast USA. We included patients presenting between January 2015 and December 2019. We compared the characteristics and outcomes between patients who presented before and after the publication of the extended window thrombectomy trials. RESULTS A total of 9041 patients presented with stroke-like symptoms during the study period. Of these, 4995 presented after February 2018. There was no difference in the patient demographics in both groups. However, patients in the post extended window group had a lower National Institute of Health Stroke Scale on presentation (3 vs. 4; p < 0.001) and longer symptom-onset-to-door time (124 vs. 85 minutes; p < 0.001). The number of consults per month nearly doubled (200 vs. 103; p < 0.001) in the extended thrombectomy window era. Similarly, the number of mechanical thrombectomies performed per month increased from four to seven since extending the thrombectomy window (p < 0.001). DISCUSSION The number of telestroke consults nearly doubled after the publication of the extended thrombectomy window trials, with an increase in the number of thrombectomies performed. These findings have important operational implications for hospitals implementing telestroke call coverage.
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- Eyad Almallouhi
- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, USA.,Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
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Jahromi BS. To capitate or not to capitate (thrombectomy): is that the question? J Neurointerv Surg 2020; 12:1151-1152. [PMID: 33046660 DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2020-016771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- Babak S Jahromi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Fargen KM, Leslie-Mazwi TM, Klucznik RP, Wolfe SQ, Brown P, Ansari SA, Dabus G, Spiotta AM, Mokin M, Hassan AE, Liebeskind D, Welch BG, Siddiqui AH, Hirsch JA. The professional and personal impact of the coronavirus pandemic on US neurointerventional practices: a nationwide survey. J Neurointerv Surg 2020; 12:927-931. [PMID: 32788389 PMCID: PMC7421723 DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2020-016513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little is currently known about the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on neurointerventional (NI) procedural volumes or its toll on physician wellness. METHODS A 37-question online survey was designed and distributed to physician members of three NI physician organizations. RESULTS A total of 151 individual survey responses were obtained. Reduced mechanical thrombectomy procedures compared with pre-pandemic were observed with 32% reporting a greater than 50% reduction in thrombectomy volumes. In concert with most (76%) reporting at least a 25% reduction in non-mechanical thrombectomy urgent NI procedures and a nearly unanimous (96%) cessation of non-urgent elective cases, 68% of physicians reported dramatic reductions (>50%) in overall NI procedural volume compared with pre-pandemic. Increased door-to-puncture times were reported by 79%. COVID-19-positive infections occurred in 1% of physician respondents: an additional 8% quarantined for suspected infection. Sixty-six percent of respondents reported increased career stress, 56% increased personal life/family stress, and 35% increased career burnout. Stress was significantly increased in physicians with COVID-positive family members (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS This is the first study designed to understand the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on NI physician practices, case volumes, compensation, personal/family stresses, and work-related burnout. Future studies examining these factors following the resumption of elective cases and relaxing of social distancing measures will be necessary to better understand these phenomena.
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- Kyle M Fargen
- Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Radiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Interventional Neuroradiology and Neuroendovascular Surgery, Miami Neuroscience Institute and Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute - Baptist Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Treasure Hills, Harlingen, Texas, USA
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- Neurosurgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- NeuroEndovascular Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Tschoe C, Kittel C, Brown P, Hafeez M, Kan P, Alawieh A, Spiotta AM, Almallouhi E, Dumont TM, McCarthy DJ, Starke RM, De Leacy R, Wolfe SQ, Fargen KM. Impact of off-hour endovascular therapy on outcomes for acute ischemic stroke: insights from STAR. J Neurointerv Surg 2020; 13:693-696. [PMID: 32900909 DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2020-016474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND The off-hour effect has been observed in the medical care of acute ischemic stroke. However, it remains unclear if time of arrival affects revascularization rates and outcomes after endovascular therapy (EVT) for emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO). We aimed to investigate the clinical outcomes of EVT between on-hour and off-hour admissions. METHODS Patients who underwent EVT for ELVO from January 2013 to June 2019 from the STAR Registry were included. Patients were grouped based on time of groin puncture: on-hour period (Monday through Friday, 7:00 am-4:59 pm) and off-hour period (overnight 5:00pm-6:59am and the weekends). Primary outcome was final modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 90 days on mRS-shift analysis. RESULTS A total of 1919 patients were included in the study from six centers. The majority of patients (1169, 60.9%) of patients presented during the off-hour period. The mean age was 68.1 years and 50.5% were women. Successful reperfusion, as defined by a Thrombolysis In Cerebral Infarction (TICI) score of ≥2B, was achieved in 88.8% in the on-hour group and 88.0% in the off-hour group. Good clinical outcome (mRS 0-2) was obtained in 34.4% of off-hour patients and 37.7% of on-hour patients. On multivariable ordinal logistic regression analysis, time of presentation was not associated with worsened outcome (OR 1.150; 95% CI 0.96 to 1.37; P=0.122). Age, admission National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), baseline mRS, and final TICI score were significantly associated with worse outcomes. CONCLUSION There is no statistical difference in functional outcome in acute ischemic stroke patients who underwent EVT during on-hours versus off-hours.
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- Christine Tschoe
- Neurological Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Arizona/Arizona Health Science Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Radiology, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, New York, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Neurological Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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Brown PA, Wolfe SQ, Fargen KM. Burnout and Attrition in Nonphysician Neurointerventional Staff. World Neurosurg 2020; 140:406-407. [PMID: 32797947 DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Patrick A Brown
- Department of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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Daou BJ, Yost ML, Syrjamaki JD, Fearer KJ, Koduri S, Burke JF, Gemmete JJ, Chaudhary N, Thompson BG, Pandey AS. Drivers of variation in 90-day episode payments after mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke. J Neurointerv Surg 2020; 13:519-523. [PMID: 32737204 DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2020-016389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke from a large vessel occlusion is now the standard of care, little is known about cost variations in stroke patients following thrombectomy and factors that influence these variations. METHODS We evaluated claims data for 2016 to 2018 for thrombectomy-performing hospitals within Michigan through a registry that includes detailed episode payment information for both Medicare and privately insured patients. We aimed to analyze price-standardized and risk-adjusted 90-day episode payments in patients who underwent thrombectomy. Hospitals were grouped into three payment terciles for comparison. Statistical analysis was carried out using unpaired t-test, Chi-square, and ANOVA tests. RESULTS 1076 thrombectomy cases treated at 16 centers were analyzed. The average 90-day episode payment by hospital ranged from $53 046 to $81,767, with a mean of $65 357. A $20 467 difference (35.1%) existed between the high and low payment hospital terciles (P<0.0001), highlighting a significant payment variation across hospital terciles. The primary drivers of payment variation were related to post-discharge care which accounted for 38% of the payment variation (P=0.0058, inter-tercile range $11,977-$19,703) and readmissions accounting for 26% (P=0.016, inter-tercile range $3,315-$7,992). This was followed by professional payments representing 20% of the variation (P<0.0001, inter-tercile range $7525-$9,922), while index hospitalization payment was responsible for only 16% of the 90-day episode payment variation (P=0.10, inter-tercile range $35,432-$41,099). CONCLUSIONS There is a wide variation in 90-day episode payments for patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy across centers. The main drivers of payment variation are related to differences in post-discharge care and readmissions.
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- Badih J Daou
- Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Neurology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Radiology and Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Leslie-Mazwi TM, Fargen KM, Levitt M, Derdeyn CP, Feske SK, Patel AB, Hirsch JA. Preserving Access: A Review of Stroke Thrombectomy during the COVID-19 Pandemic. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2020; 41:1136-1141. [PMID: 32439650 PMCID: PMC7357634 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Thrombectomy for large-vessel-occlusion stroke is a highly impactful treatment. The spread of coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) across the United States and the globe impacts access to this crucial intervention through widespread societal and institutional changes. In this document, we review the implications of COVID-19 on the emergency care of large-vessel occlusion stroke, reviewing specific infection-control recommendations, available literature, existing resources, and expert consensus. As a population, patients with large-vessel occlusion stroke face unique challenges during pandemics. These are broad in scope. Responses to these challenges through adaptation of stroke systems of care and with imaging, thrombectomy, and postprocedural care are detailed. Preservation of access to thrombectomy must be prioritized for its public health impact. While the extent of required changes will vary by region, tiered planning for both escalation and de-escalation of measures must be a part of each practice. In addition, preparations described serve as templates in the event of future pandemics.
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- T M Leslie-Mazwi
- From the Departments of Neurology (T.M.L.-M.)
- Neurosurgery (T.M.L.-M., A.B.P.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery (K.M.F.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- Departments of Neurological Surgery, Radiology, Mechanical Engineering and Stroke and Applied Neuroscience Center (M.L.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Departments of Radiology and Neurology (C.P.D.), University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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- Department of Neurology (S.K.F.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Radiology (J.A.H.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Fiorella D, Fargen KM, Leslie-Mazwi TM, Levitt M, Probst S, Bergese S, Hirsch JA, Albuquerque FC. Neurointervention for emergent large vessel occlusion during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Neurointerv Surg 2020; 12:537-538. [PMID: 32312799 DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2020-016117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- David Fiorella
- Department of Neurosurgery, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA.,Department of Radiology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Neurological Surgery and Radiology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Anesthesiology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- NeuroEndovascular Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Dalsania AK, Kansagra AP. Strategies to reduce the impact of demand for concurrent endovascular thrombectomy. J Neurointerv Surg 2020; 12:1072-1075. [PMID: 32188761 DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2020-015826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 02/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The rise in demand for endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) has increased the possibility that multiple patients with acute ischemic stroke may present concurrently and exceed local capacity to provide timely treatment. In this work, we quantitatively compared the efficacy of various strategies to mitigate demand in excess of capacity (DEC). METHODS Strategies evaluated included a backup neurointerventional team for 3 hours, 8 hours, or 24 hours per day; a separate pre-intervention imaging team; and a 30% decrease in procedure duration. For each strategy, empirical distributions were used to probabilistically generate arrival time and case duration for 16 000 independent trials repeated across a range of annual case volumes. DEC was calculated from time series representing the number of concurrent cases at each minute of the year for each trial at each case volume. RESULTS All strategies decreased DEC compared with baseline. At a representative volume of 250 cases per year, availability of a backup team for 3 hours, 8 hours, and 24 hours per day reduced DEC by 27.0%, 60.3%, and 97.2%, respectively, compared with baseline. Similarly, availability of a pre-intervention imaging team and a 30% decrease in procedure duration reduced DEC by 26.6% and 17.7%, respectively, compared with baseline. CONCLUSIONS A backup neurointerventional team, even if available only part time, was an effective strategy for decreasing DEC for EVT. Understanding the actual quantitative benefit of each strategy can facilitate rational cost-benefit analyses underlying the development of efficient and sustainable models of care.
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Affiliation(s)
| | - Akash P Kansagra
- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA .,Department of Neurological Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA.,Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
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