Review of a community hospital experience with carotid endarterectomy.
Carotid endarterectomy was performed 743 times during 56 months in a community hospital by 24 surgeons. The mortality rate was 2.7% and permanent stroke occurred in 1.8%. Temporary postoperative neurologic deficit occurred in 3.5%. The frequency with which the surgeon performed the procedure did not appear significant in the incidence of postoperative morbidity and mortality.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000601:surgery*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D004691:Endarterectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications