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November 03, 2020; 95 (18) Article

Public health and cost consequences of time delays to thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke

View ORCID ProfileWolfgang G. Kunz, Myriam G. Hunink, Mohammed A. Almekhlafi, Bijoy K. Menon, Jeffrey L. Saver, Diederik W.J. Dippel, View ORCID ProfileCharles B.L.M. Majoie, Tudor G. Jovin, Antoni Davalos, Serge Bracard, Francis Guillemin, View ORCID ProfileBruce C.V. Campbell, Peter J. Mitchell, Philip White, Keith W. Muir, Scott Brown, Andrew M. Demchuk, View ORCID ProfileMichael D. Hill, Mayank Goyal, the HERMES Collaborators
First published September 17, 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000010867
Wolfgang G. Kunz
From the University of Calgary (W.G.K., M.A.A., B.K.M., A.M.D., M.D.H., M.G.), Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology (W.G.K.), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.G.H.), Boston, MA; Erasmus MC (M.G.H., D.W.J.D.), University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Faculty of Medicine (M.A.A.), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; David Geffen School of Medicine (J.L.S.), University of California–Los Angeles; Academic Medical Center (C.B.L.M.M.), Amsterdam, the Netherlands; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (T.G.J.), PA; Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol (A.D.), Barcelona, Spain; University Hospital of Nancy (S. Bracard, F.G.), France; University of Melbourne (B.C.V.C., P.J.M.), Australia; Newcastle University (P.W.), UK; University of Glasgow (K.W.M.), UK; and Altair Biostatistics (S. Brown), St. Louis Park, MN.
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Myriam G. Hunink
From the University of Calgary (W.G.K., M.A.A., B.K.M., A.M.D., M.D.H., M.G.), Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology (W.G.K.), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.G.H.), Boston, MA; Erasmus MC (M.G.H., D.W.J.D.), University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Faculty of Medicine (M.A.A.), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; David Geffen School of Medicine (J.L.S.), University of California–Los Angeles; Academic Medical Center (C.B.L.M.M.), Amsterdam, the Netherlands; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (T.G.J.), PA; Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol (A.D.), Barcelona, Spain; University Hospital of Nancy (S. Bracard, F.G.), France; University of Melbourne (B.C.V.C., P.J.M.), Australia; Newcastle University (P.W.), UK; University of Glasgow (K.W.M.), UK; and Altair Biostatistics (S. Brown), St. Louis Park, MN.
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Mohammed A. Almekhlafi
From the University of Calgary (W.G.K., M.A.A., B.K.M., A.M.D., M.D.H., M.G.), Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology (W.G.K.), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.G.H.), Boston, MA; Erasmus MC (M.G.H., D.W.J.D.), University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Faculty of Medicine (M.A.A.), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; David Geffen School of Medicine (J.L.S.), University of California–Los Angeles; Academic Medical Center (C.B.L.M.M.), Amsterdam, the Netherlands; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (T.G.J.), PA; Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol (A.D.), Barcelona, Spain; University Hospital of Nancy (S. Bracard, F.G.), France; University of Melbourne (B.C.V.C., P.J.M.), Australia; Newcastle University (P.W.), UK; University of Glasgow (K.W.M.), UK; and Altair Biostatistics (S. Brown), St. Louis Park, MN.
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Bijoy K. Menon
From the University of Calgary (W.G.K., M.A.A., B.K.M., A.M.D., M.D.H., M.G.), Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology (W.G.K.), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.G.H.), Boston, MA; Erasmus MC (M.G.H., D.W.J.D.), University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Faculty of Medicine (M.A.A.), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; David Geffen School of Medicine (J.L.S.), University of California–Los Angeles; Academic Medical Center (C.B.L.M.M.), Amsterdam, the Netherlands; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (T.G.J.), PA; Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol (A.D.), Barcelona, Spain; University Hospital of Nancy (S. Bracard, F.G.), France; University of Melbourne (B.C.V.C., P.J.M.), Australia; Newcastle University (P.W.), UK; University of Glasgow (K.W.M.), UK; and Altair Biostatistics (S. Brown), St. Louis Park, MN.
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Jeffrey L. Saver
From the University of Calgary (W.G.K., M.A.A., B.K.M., A.M.D., M.D.H., M.G.), Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology (W.G.K.), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.G.H.), Boston, MA; Erasmus MC (M.G.H., D.W.J.D.), University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Faculty of Medicine (M.A.A.), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; David Geffen School of Medicine (J.L.S.), University of California–Los Angeles; Academic Medical Center (C.B.L.M.M.), Amsterdam, the Netherlands; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (T.G.J.), PA; Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol (A.D.), Barcelona, Spain; University Hospital of Nancy (S. Bracard, F.G.), France; University of Melbourne (B.C.V.C., P.J.M.), Australia; Newcastle University (P.W.), UK; University of Glasgow (K.W.M.), UK; and Altair Biostatistics (S. Brown), St. Louis Park, MN.
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Diederik W.J. Dippel
From the University of Calgary (W.G.K., M.A.A., B.K.M., A.M.D., M.D.H., M.G.), Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology (W.G.K.), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.G.H.), Boston, MA; Erasmus MC (M.G.H., D.W.J.D.), University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Faculty of Medicine (M.A.A.), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; David Geffen School of Medicine (J.L.S.), University of California–Los Angeles; Academic Medical Center (C.B.L.M.M.), Amsterdam, the Netherlands; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (T.G.J.), PA; Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol (A.D.), Barcelona, Spain; University Hospital of Nancy (S. Bracard, F.G.), France; University of Melbourne (B.C.V.C., P.J.M.), Australia; Newcastle University (P.W.), UK; University of Glasgow (K.W.M.), UK; and Altair Biostatistics (S. Brown), St. Louis Park, MN.
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Charles B.L.M. Majoie
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Tudor G. Jovin
From the University of Calgary (W.G.K., M.A.A., B.K.M., A.M.D., M.D.H., M.G.), Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology (W.G.K.), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.G.H.), Boston, MA; Erasmus MC (M.G.H., D.W.J.D.), University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Faculty of Medicine (M.A.A.), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; David Geffen School of Medicine (J.L.S.), University of California–Los Angeles; Academic Medical Center (C.B.L.M.M.), Amsterdam, the Netherlands; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (T.G.J.), PA; Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol (A.D.), Barcelona, Spain; University Hospital of Nancy (S. Bracard, F.G.), France; University of Melbourne (B.C.V.C., P.J.M.), Australia; Newcastle University (P.W.), UK; University of Glasgow (K.W.M.), UK; and Altair Biostatistics (S. Brown), St. Louis Park, MN.
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Antoni Davalos
From the University of Calgary (W.G.K., M.A.A., B.K.M., A.M.D., M.D.H., M.G.), Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology (W.G.K.), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.G.H.), Boston, MA; Erasmus MC (M.G.H., D.W.J.D.), University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Faculty of Medicine (M.A.A.), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; David Geffen School of Medicine (J.L.S.), University of California–Los Angeles; Academic Medical Center (C.B.L.M.M.), Amsterdam, the Netherlands; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (T.G.J.), PA; Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol (A.D.), Barcelona, Spain; University Hospital of Nancy (S. Bracard, F.G.), France; University of Melbourne (B.C.V.C., P.J.M.), Australia; Newcastle University (P.W.), UK; University of Glasgow (K.W.M.), UK; and Altair Biostatistics (S. Brown), St. Louis Park, MN.
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Serge Bracard
From the University of Calgary (W.G.K., M.A.A., B.K.M., A.M.D., M.D.H., M.G.), Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology (W.G.K.), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.G.H.), Boston, MA; Erasmus MC (M.G.H., D.W.J.D.), University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Faculty of Medicine (M.A.A.), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; David Geffen School of Medicine (J.L.S.), University of California–Los Angeles; Academic Medical Center (C.B.L.M.M.), Amsterdam, the Netherlands; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (T.G.J.), PA; Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol (A.D.), Barcelona, Spain; University Hospital of Nancy (S. Bracard, F.G.), France; University of Melbourne (B.C.V.C., P.J.M.), Australia; Newcastle University (P.W.), UK; University of Glasgow (K.W.M.), UK; and Altair Biostatistics (S. Brown), St. Louis Park, MN.
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Francis Guillemin
From the University of Calgary (W.G.K., M.A.A., B.K.M., A.M.D., M.D.H., M.G.), Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology (W.G.K.), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.G.H.), Boston, MA; Erasmus MC (M.G.H., D.W.J.D.), University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Faculty of Medicine (M.A.A.), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; David Geffen School of Medicine (J.L.S.), University of California–Los Angeles; Academic Medical Center (C.B.L.M.M.), Amsterdam, the Netherlands; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (T.G.J.), PA; Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol (A.D.), Barcelona, Spain; University Hospital of Nancy (S. Bracard, F.G.), France; University of Melbourne (B.C.V.C., P.J.M.), Australia; Newcastle University (P.W.), UK; University of Glasgow (K.W.M.), UK; and Altair Biostatistics (S. Brown), St. Louis Park, MN.
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Bruce C.V. Campbell
From the University of Calgary (W.G.K., M.A.A., B.K.M., A.M.D., M.D.H., M.G.), Alberta, Canada; Department of Radiology (W.G.K.), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Germany; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (M.G.H.), Boston, MA; Erasmus MC (M.G.H., D.W.J.D.), University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Faculty of Medicine (M.A.A.), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; David Geffen School of Medicine (J.L.S.), University of California–Los Angeles; Academic Medical Center (C.B.L.M.M.), Amsterdam, the Netherlands; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (T.G.J.), PA; Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol (A.D.), Barcelona, Spain; University Hospital of Nancy (S. Bracard, F.G.), France; University of Melbourne (B.C.V.C., P.J.M.), Australia; Newcastle University (P.W.), UK; University of Glasgow (K.W.M.), UK; and Altair Biostatistics (S. Brown), St. Louis Park, MN.
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Peter J. Mitchell
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Philip White
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Scott Brown
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Andrew M. Demchuk
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Michael D. Hill
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Public health and cost consequences of time delays to thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke
Wolfgang G. Kunz, Myriam G. Hunink, Mohammed A. Almekhlafi, Bijoy K. Menon, Jeffrey L. Saver, Diederik W.J. Dippel, Charles B.L.M. Majoie, Tudor G. Jovin, Antoni Davalos, Serge Bracard, Francis Guillemin, Bruce C.V. Campbell, Peter J. Mitchell, Philip White, Keith W. Muir, Scott Brown, Andrew M. Demchuk, Michael D. Hill, Mayank Goyal, the HERMES Collaborators
Neurology Nov 2020, 95 (18) e2465-e2475; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000010867

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Abstract

Objective To determine public health and cost consequences of time delays to endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for patients, health care systems, and society, we estimated quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) of EVT-treated patients and associated costs based on times to treatment.

Methods The Markov model analysis was performed from US health care and societal perspectives over a lifetime horizon. Contemporary data from 7 trials within the Highly Effective Reperfusion Evaluated in Multiple Endovascular Stroke Trials (HERMES) collaboration served as data source. Aside from cumulative lifetime costs, we calculated the net monetary benefit (NMB) to determine the economic value of care. We used a contemporary willingness-to-pay threshold of $100,000 per QALY for NMB calculations.

Results Every 10 minutes of earlier treatment resulted in an average gain of 39 days (95% prediction interval 23–53 days) of disability-free life. Overall, the cumulative lifetime costs for patients with earlier or later treatment were similar. Patients with later treatment had higher morbidity-related costs but over a shorter time span due to their shorter life expectancy, resulting in similar lifetime costs as in patients with early treatment. Regarding the economic value of care, every 10 minutes of earlier treatment increased the NMB by $10,593 (95% prediction interval $5,549–$14,847) and by $10,915 (95% prediction interval $5,928–$15,356) taking health care and societal perspectives, respectively.

Conclusions Any time delay to EVT reduces QALYs and decreases the economic value of care provided by this intervention. Health care policies to implement efficient prehospital triage and to accelerate in-hospital workflow are urgently needed.

Glossary

EVT=
endovascular thrombectomy;
HERMES=
Highly Effective Reperfusion Evaluated in Multiple Endovascular Stroke Trials;
IVT=
IV thrombolysis;
MR CLEAN=
Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Netherlands;
mRS=
modified Rankin Scale;
NMB=
net monetary benefit;
QALY=
quality-adjusted life-year;
RACECAT=
Direct Transfer to an Endovascular Center Compared to Transfer to the Closest Stroke Center in Acute Stroke Patients With Suspected Large Vessel Occlusion;
REVASCAT=
Endovascular Revascularization With Solitaire Device Versus Best Medical Therapy in Anterior Circulation Stroke Within 8 Hours;
SWIFT PRIME=
Solitaire FR With the Intention for Thrombectomy as Primary Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke

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  • Editorial, page 803

  • Received November 1, 2019.
  • Accepted in final form June 12, 2020.
  • © 2020 American Academy of Neurology
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