Risk of perioperative neck hematoma in TIA and non-disabling stroke patients with symptomatic carotid artery stenosis undergoing endarterectomy within 14  days from cerebrovascular event

Perioperative neck hematoma (PNH) requiring re-intervention is an important complication after carotid endarterectomy (CEA). There are limited data regarding the potential risk factors associated with PNH. The aim of this prospective, multicenter study was to document the rate of PNH in symptomatic carotid artery stenosis (sCAS) patients treated with CEA within the first 14  days of cerebrovascular symptom onset and to identify possible predictors of this complication.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - November 21, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Andromachi Roussopoulou, Andreas Lazaris, Georgios Tsivgoulis, Christos Krogias, Konstantinos Moulakakis, George S. Georgiadis, John D. Kakisis, Christina Zompola, Simon Faissner, Lina Palaiodimou, Aikaterini Theodorou, Thomas Hummel, Apostolos Safouris, Source Type: research