IP103. A Significant Number of Patients Who Suffer a Perioperative Stroke After Carotid Endarterectomy Experience Significant Disability

Although modern rates of perioperative stroke after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) have been shown to be low, the degree of disability after a stroke is unclear. Our goal was to assess the degree of disability of perioperative stroke after CEA in patients without perioperative impairment.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - May 22, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Scott R. Levin, Alik Farber, Douglas W. Jones, Denis Rybin, Jeffrey Kalish, Kyla Bennett, Nkiruka Arinze, Jeffrey Siracuse Source Type: research