Estimating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of establishing additional endovascular Thrombectomy stroke Centres in England: a discrete event simulation

Abstract Background We have previously modelled that the optimal number of comprehensive stroke centres (CSC) providing endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in England would be 30 (net 6 new centres). We now estimate the relative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of increasing the number of centres fr...

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Main Authors: Peter McMeekin, Darren Flynn, Mike Allen, Diarmuid Coughlan, Gary A. Ford, Hannah Lumley, Joyce S. Balami, Martin A. James, Ken Stein, David Burgess, Phil White
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4678-9