Postoperative Disability and One-Year Outcomes for Patients Suffering a Stroke after Carotid Endarterectomy

Although post-carotid endarterectomy (CEA) strokes are rare, they can be devastating. The degree of disability that patients develop after such events and its effects on long-term outcomes are unclear. Our goal was to assess the extent of postoperative disability in patients suffering strokes after CEA and evaluate its association with long-term outcomes.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - April 9, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Scott R. Levin, Alik Farber, Anna Kobzeva-Herzog, Elizabeth G. King, Mohammad H. Eslami, Karan Garg, Virendra I. Patel, Caron B. Rockman, Denis Rybin, Jeffrey J. Siracuse Source Type: research