“The Underutilization of Regional Anesthesia for Carotid Endarterectomy: An Anesthesiology Perspective”

We read with great interest the recent article by Lumas and colleagues, entitled “Regional Anesthesia is Underutilized for Carotid Endarterectomy Despite Improved Perioperative Outcomes Compared with General Anesthesia.”1 This retrospective study of 26,206 carotid endarterectomy (CEA) patients demonstrated a small but statistically significant decrease in composite rates of 30-day mortality, myocardial infarction (MI), and stroke among patients who received regional, as opposed to general, anesthesia.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - April 1, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Marguerite M. Hoyler, Lori Rubin, Adam D. Lichtman Source Type: research