Identifying risk factors and proposing a risk-profile scoring scale for perioperative ischemic complications in carotid endarterectomies

摘要

BACKGROUND: Carotid endarterectomy can reduce the risk of stroke in patients with severe symptomatic carotid artery stenosis, but the benefit of the procedure can be significantly influenced-by the risk of perioperative ischemic complications. We conducted a retrospective study in order to assess the safety of the procedure in a low-volume single Neurosurgical Department and identify potential risk factors that are associated with the occurrence of a perioperative ischemic event.