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Nguyen CP, Lahr MMH, van der Zee DJ, Rinkel LA, van Voorst H, Pinckaers FME, Cavalcante F, LeCouffe NE, Kappelhof M, Treurniet KM, Coutinho JM, Majoie CBLM, Roos YBWEM, Buskens E, Uyttenboogaart M. Endovascular Thrombectomy Alone for Large Vessel Occlusion: A Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation Based on Meta-Analyses. Stroke 2024; 55:2482-2491. [PMID: 39129622 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.124.047276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 06/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The benefit of intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase before endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion remains debated. In this study, we analyzed the cost-effectiveness of EVT alone versus intravenous alteplase before EVT in patients directly admitted to EVT-capable stroke centers from the Dutch health care payer perspective. METHODS A decision analysis was performed using a Markov model with 15-year simulated follow-up to estimate total costs, quality-adjusted life years, and an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of intravenous alteplase before EVT compared with EVT alone. A hypothetical cohort of 10 000 patients with large vessel occlusion aged 70 years was run in Monte Carlo simulation. Functional outcome of each treatment was derived from pooled results of 6 randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Uncertainty was assessed by probabilistic analyses, scenario analyses, and 1-way sensitivity analyses. RESULTS Using functional outcomes obtained from 6 RCTs (intention-to-treat population), intravenous alteplase before EVT resulted in 0.05 quality-adjusted life years gained at an additional $2817 compared with EVT alone, resulting in the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of $62 287. Probabilistic analyses showed that intravenous alteplase before EVT had a probability of 45% and 54%, respectively, of being cost-effective at the $52 500 and $84 000 thresholds. Restricting functional outcomes from our post hoc modified as-treated analysis of 6 RCTs (scenario 1), European RCTs (scenario 2), or a Dutch RCT (scenario 3), intravenous alteplase before EVT was cost-effective in 64%, 81%, and 50% of simulations at the $52 500 threshold, and 79%, 91%, and 67% of simulations at the $84 000 threshold. CONCLUSIONS Intravenous alteplase before EVT was not cost-effective in patients with large vessel occlusion in the Netherlands at the $52 500 threshold but possibly cost-effective at the $84 000 threshold. Variable functional outcomes at 3 months based on different trial populations affected the cost-effectiveness of intravenous alteplase before EVT.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chi Phuong Nguyen
- Department of Operations, Faculty of Economics and Business (C.P.N., D.-J.v.d.Z., E.B.), University of Groningen, the Netherlands
- Health Technology Assessment, Department of Epidemiology (C.P.N., M.M.H.L., D.-J.v.d.Z., E.B.), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Management and Economic, Hanoi University of Pharmacy, Vietnam (C.P.N.)
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- Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health (M.M.H.L.), University of Groningen, the Netherlands
- Health Technology Assessment, Department of Epidemiology (C.P.N., M.M.H.L., D.-J.v.d.Z., E.B.), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Operations, Faculty of Economics and Business (C.P.N., D.-J.v.d.Z., E.B.), University of Groningen, the Netherlands
- Health Technology Assessment, Department of Epidemiology (C.P.N., M.M.H.L., D.-J.v.d.Z., E.B.), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology (L.A.R., N.E.L., J.M.C., Y.B.W.E.M.R.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (H.v.V., F.C., M.K., K.M.T., C.B.L.M.M.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics (H.v.V.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Centre, the Netherlands (F.M.E.P.)
- School for Cardiovascular Diseases (F.M.E.P.), Maastricht University, the Netherlands
- Care and Public Health Research Institute (F.M.E.P.), Maastricht University, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (H.v.V., F.C., M.K., K.M.T., C.B.L.M.M.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology (L.A.R., N.E.L., J.M.C., Y.B.W.E.M.R.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (H.v.V., F.C., M.K., K.M.T., C.B.L.M.M.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (H.v.V., F.C., M.K., K.M.T., C.B.L.M.M.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, the Netherlands (K.M.T.)
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- Department of Neurology (L.A.R., N.E.L., J.M.C., Y.B.W.E.M.R.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (H.v.V., F.C., M.K., K.M.T., C.B.L.M.M.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology (L.A.R., N.E.L., J.M.C., Y.B.W.E.M.R.), Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Operations, Faculty of Economics and Business (C.P.N., D.-J.v.d.Z., E.B.), University of Groningen, the Netherlands
- Health Technology Assessment, Department of Epidemiology (C.P.N., M.M.H.L., D.-J.v.d.Z., E.B.), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology (M.U.), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology, Medical Imaging Center (M.U.), University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands
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Sallustio F, Mascolo AP, Marrama F, Lacidogna G, D'Agostino F, Rocco A, Gandini R, Morosetti D, Da Ros V, Nezzo M, Argirò R, Plocco M, Alemseged F, Diomedi M. Comparison between different referral strategies for acute ischemic stroke patients in a hub-spoke emergency stroke network: a real-world experience in south-east Lazio. Neurol Sci 2024; 45:203-211. [PMID: 37507617 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-023-06966-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
Abstract
AIM To describe different referral strategies for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients in a Hub-Spoke emergency stroke network with their incidence, time metrics and related outcomes. METHODS Referral paradigms were defined as follows: primary transfer to the comprehensive stroke center (CSC) from a remote region, called mothership (MS); secondary transfer to the CSC from a primary stroke center where intravenous thrombolysis was available, called drip and ship (DS); secondary transfer to the CSC from a community hospital where no reperfusion therapy was available, called ship and drip (SD); primary transfer to the CSC from its catchment area, called direct CSC (dCSC). RESULTS Among 517 anterior circulation AIS patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy between 2015 and 2020, 16.6% of them were SD, in addition to the well-known referral paradigms of MS (21.8%) and DS (18.1%). This rate grew to 30% when only patients whose place of onset was outside the CSC catchment area were considered. In the SD group, onset to CSC and onset to groin were significantly longer (178±80 min vs. 102±60 min, p<0.001, and 277±77 min vs. 211±61 min, p<0.001, respectively), and the risk of any intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) was significantly higher (OR: 2.514; 95%CI: 1.18-5.35, p=0.017) compared to MS. CONCLUSION In this hub-spoke stroke network, a high proportion of SD paradigm was found, which was associated with longer times to treatment and higher rates of any ICH. A closer cooperation between hospital stroke physicians, national health system staff, and paramedics is warranted to identify the most appropriate referral strategy for each patient.
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- F Sallustio
- Comprehensive Stroke Center, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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- Comprehensive Stroke Center, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Comprehensive Stroke Center, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Comprehensive Stroke Center, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Comprehensive Stroke Center, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Comprehensive Stroke Center, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Interventional Radiology Unit, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Neurovascular Therapy Unit, F. Spaziani Hospital, Rome, Frosinone, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Comprehensive Stroke Center, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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