In:
Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, Becaris Publishing Limited, Vol. 7, No. 5 ( 2018-05), p. 471-481
Abstract:
Aim: Study was aimed to assess the real-world costs of manual thrombectomy (MT) in selected ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients with intracoronary thrombus (IT). Methods: Study group (IT+) comprised 51 patients with MT applied and control group (IT-) comprised 56 patients without IT who underwent angioplasty alone. Costs comprised hospital care and cost of disposable materials used during primary angioplasty. Results: Complex management of patients with IT is more expensive, though allows to achieve clinical outcomes comparable to low-risk ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients without IT. Conclusion: A complex pharmaco-interventional strategy, with glycoprotein IIB/IIIA inhibitor and MT, though more expensive, may prove cost-effective.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2042-6305
,
2042-6313
DOI:
10.2217/cer-2017-0094
Language:
English
Publisher:
Becaris Publishing Limited
Publication Date:
2018
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2669725-7
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