Shunt intention during carotid endarterectomy in the early symptomatic period and perioperative stroke risk

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

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - February 4, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Scott R. Levin, Alik Farber, Philip P. Goodney, Marc L. Schermerhorn, Virendra I. Patel, Nkiruka Arinze, Thomas W. Cheng, Douglas W. Jones, Denis Rybin, Jeffrey J. Siracuse Source Type: research