Unplanned and Planned Shunting During Carotid Endarterectomy After Acute Stroke Is Associated With Increased Risk of Perioperative Stroke

Whether recent stroke mandates shunting during carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is controversial. Our goal was to determine associations of various shunting practices with perioperative outcomes of CEAs performed after acute stroke.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - August 21, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Scott R. Levin, Alik Farber, Philip P. Goodney, Marc L. Schermerhorn, Virendra I. Patel, Nkiruka Arinze, Douglas W. Jones, Jeffrey J. Siracuse Tags: Abstract from the 2019 New England Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting Source Type: research