Epidemiology, repair technique, and predictors of stroke and mortality in penetrating carotid artery injuries

This retrospective review of the NTDB found that carotid repair was associated with improved mortality outcomes compared to ligation; however, there was no difference in stroke outcome. The factors predictive of stroke were low GCS, high ISS, and a history of neurological deficit prior to injury and those predictive of in-hospital mortality were carotid ligation, low GCS, high ISS, and cardiac arrest.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - June 26, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Anastasia Plotkin, Fred A. Weaver, Natthida Owattanapanich, Saskya Byerly, Morgan Schellenberg, Kenji Inaba, Gregory A. Magee Source Type: research