Journal article
Abstract WP31: Endovascular Treatment Decision Making in Octo- and Nonagenarians: Insights From UNMASK EVT, an International Multidisciplinary Study
Abstract
Background and Purpose: Efficacy and cost effectiveness of EVT in elderly stroke patients (≥80 years) is controversial, since they were underrepresented in randomized trials. We sought to explore how physicians approach endovascular therapy decision-making in octo- and nonagenarians under their current local resources and investigated how they would change their treatment decision under assumed ideal conditions, i.e. without external (monetary …
Authors
Kashani N; Ospel JM; Almekhlafi M; Menon B; Singh R; Saposnik G; Hill MD; Goyal M
Journal
Stroke, Vol. 51, No. Suppl_1,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
2 2020
DOI
10.1161/str.51.suppl_1.wp31
ISSN
0039-2499