Why the study?
Does Transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) monitoring during carotid endarterectomy identify the causes of perioperative stroke and cerebrovascular complications?
Population
500 carotid endarterectomies (CEAs)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
perioperative
Authors
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Embolism predominates in perioperative cerebrovascular complications during CEA; leaves open whether TCD-guided interventions reduce stroke.
Does Transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) monitoring during carotid endarterectomy identify the causes of perioperative stroke and cerebrovascular complications?
Embolism is the principal cause of cerebrovascular complications during carotid endarterectomy, and TCD monitoring can identify these causes and potentially guide interventions to reduce perioperative stroke rates.
Merrill P. Spencer (1997) studied this question.
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