An investigation of the cost and benefit of mechanical thrombectomy for endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 77-80

  Turk III, Aquilla S ^a   Campbell, John M ^a   Spiotta, Alejandro ^a   Vargas, Jan ^a   Turner, Raymond D ^a   Chaudry, M Imran ^a   Battenhouse, Holly ^b   Holmstedt, Christine A ^a   Jauch, Edward ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CATHETER; CATHETER SHEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GUIDE WIRE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STENT RETRIEVER; THROMBECTOMY DEVICE; THROMBOLYSIS IN CEREBRAL INFARCTION SCORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANEURYSM; STROKE;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; THROMBECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893028974     PISSN: 17598478     EISSN: 17598486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2012-010616     Document Type: Article

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