Every stroke matters, protect the brain
TAVI related stroke apart from its devastating clinical impact, also adds a considerable economic burden to the healthcare system, patients and society.
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Productivity loss due to morbidity
- Work absence
- Disability
Productivity loss due to death
- Workloss due to early mortality
Informal care
- Informal, unpaid caregivers
Drug costs
- Pharmacological therapies
Hospital care costs
- Stroke unit/neurology
- Length of stay
- Imaging and lab tests
- Medical consultation
- Inpatient rehabilitation
Other costs
- Readmissions
- Rehabilitation
- Outpatient care
- Nursing homes
With impact from short to long term…
Short-term costs
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Acute Severe Ischemic Stroke Management Cost in Western Europe1
Mean in-hospital cost per patient*is 8.000€ - 14.000€
3 times longer Lenght of Stay (LOS) for patients with disabling stroke2,3
Mid to long-term costs
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Social and economic costs per patient** in the first-year post-event4-11
Up to 66.000€
Disabling stroke leads to..
9 times higher Direct Healthcare Costs in the first 3 three months after discharge5
5 times higher Productivity Losses and Informal Care Costs10
…and with a large societal footprint
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Healthcare Costs
- Hospital Care Cost
- Nurse/GP Visits
- Outpatient Care
- Readmissions
- Nursing Homes
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Informal Care
- Informal, unpaid caregivers
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Loss of Productivity
- Work absence
- Disability
- Work los due to early mortality
While the benefit of CEP can be considerable
66k
TAVI procedures
Performed in EU Big5 in 2021
900
Disabling strokes after TAVI
Without CEP
+500
Disabling strokes avoided*
If SENTINEL CPS had been used in TAVI patients
OVER €30 M
Healthcare and social costs avoided
Only in the first-year post event if patients had been benefitting from SENTINEL CPS