Does Gender or Use of Regional Anesthesia Have Influence on Carotid Endarterectomy Outcomes?

Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is the most commonly performed surgical procedure to reduce risk of stroke. The operation may be performed under regional (RA) or general anesthesia (GA). Despite perceived advantages of RA, previous trials have found no difference in incidence of transient ischemic attack, stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), and death with RA compared with GA. A retrospective review was performed to determine if postoperative outcomes were influenced by gender or the type of anesthesia used, or both.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - July 24, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: Elizabeth L. Chou, Michael D. Sgroi, Nii-Kabu Kabutey, Isabella J. Kuo, Roy M. Fujitani Tags: Abstract from the 2015 Annual Meetings of the Western Vascular Society and Australia and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery Source Type: research