Why the study?
Does a protocol of microsurgical endarterectomy with barbiturate protection result in low perioperative morbidity and mortality in symptomatic patients with carotid artery disease?
Population
180 symptomatic patients with causative angiographic lesions of carotid artery bifurcation disease…
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Supports low-risk microsurgical endarterectomy with barbiturate protection in symptomatic carotid disease; leaves open randomized confirmation.
Does a protocol of microsurgical endarterectomy with barbiturate protection result in low perioperative morbidity and mortality in symptomatic patients with carotid artery disease?
A defined protocol of microsurgical endarterectomy utilizing barbiturate protection achieves a low combined permanent morbidity and mortality rate of 1.5% in symptomatic patients.
Spetzler et al. (1986) studied this question.
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