Use of Angled-Tip Aspiration Catheters is Associated with a Lower Cost of Thrombectomy in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke Secondary to Large and Medium Vessel Occlusions

Division

Gulf Coast

Hospital

HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood

Document Type

Manuscript

Publication Date

10-10-2023

Keywords

aspiration, cost analysis, costs, ischemic stroke, thrombectomy

Disciplines

Emergency Medicine | Internal Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Neurosurgery

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Recently, the angled-tip Zoom

METHODS: We conducted a retrospective single-center cohort study involving patients with acute ischemic stroke due to large and medium vessel occlusions. The patients were divided into two groups: the post-Zoom group, in which angled-tip aspiration catheters were used and the pre-Zoom group, in which traditional straight-tip catheters were employed.

RESULTS: A total of 163 patients were included; 95 (58.3%) in the pre-Zoom group and 68 (41.7%) in the post-Zoom group. The groups were well-matched at entry. The post-Zoom group demonstrated a significant decrease in mean procedure cost ($9728 vs. $12,127;

CONCLUSION: The study demonstrated significant benefits, including cost reduction and shorter time to achieve reperfusion in patients treated with Zoom aspiration catheters. These findings support the use of angled-tip catheters in acute ischemic stroke management.

Publisher or Conference

Interventional Neuroradiology

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