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Table 1 Clinical Input Parameters

From: Quality of life and cost consequence of delays in endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke in China

Model Input

Base-Case Value

Range for Sensitivity Analysis

Reference

Initial Probabilities

 For each health state mRS 0–6 among EVT-treated patients

90-day mRS distribution for different times to EVT

Adjusted by distribution according to sample size

HERMES Data [2, 8]

 For each health state mRS 0–6 among EVT-ineligible patients

90-day mRS distribution of ASPECTS 0–5 control arm

Adjusted by distribution according to sample size

HERMES Data [2, 8]

EVT Eligibility by Time

 61–120 min

1

0.90–1.00

Boulouis et al. [13] and expert consensus

 121–180 min

0.94

0.84–1.00

 181–240 min

0.88

0.78–0.98

 241–300 min

0.82

0.72–0.92

 301–360 min

0.76

0.66–0.86

IVT Eligibility

 EVT Patients

0.83

0.82–084

HERMES Data [2]

 Non-EVT Patients

0.88

0.87–0.89

Transition Probabilities

 Recurrent stroke rate

Time-dependent values

0.044–0.082

Pennlert et al. [14]

 Annual death rate of population

Age-dependent values

N/A

China Life Table [15]

Death hazard ratio by mRS, relative to general age-matched population

 mRS 0

1.54

1.21–1.84

Hong et al. [16]

 mRS 1

1.54

1.21–1.84

 mRS 2

2.18

1.58–1.69

 mRS 3

3.18

1.58–1.69

 mRS 4

4.56

2.37–3.03

 mRS 5

6.56

3.83–6.44

mRS Distribution

 mRS after recurrent stroke

90-day mRS distribution of HERMES control arm

Adjusted by distribution according to sample size

HERMES Data [2, 8]

  1. EVT endovascular therapy, mRS modified Rankin Scale, ASPECTS Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score, HERMES Highly Effective Reperfusion evaluated in Multiple Endovascular Stroke Trials