title: Potential pitfalls in applying carotid endarterectomy perioperative mortality and morbidity rates.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Phillipov
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018570:Risk Assessment; D018401:Sample Size; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends