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November 25, 1982New England Journal of Medicine

Carotid Bruit and the Risk of Stroke in Elective Surgery

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Why the study?

Does the presence of a carotid bruit increase the risk of perioperative or intraoperative stroke in patients undergoing elective surgery?

Population

Patients undergoing elective surgery

Design

Cohort

Authors

ARAllan H. RopperBrigham and Women's HospitalLWLawrence R. WechslerHospital of the University of PennsylvaniaLWLennard S. WilsonMassachusetts General Hospital

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Overview

Carotid bruit does not predict perioperative stroke in elective surgery; leaves open whether selective evaluation benefits high-risk subgroups.

Structured PICO

Does the presence of a carotid bruit increase the risk of perioperative or intraoperative stroke in patients undergoing elective surgery?

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Population
Patients undergoing elective surgery
I
Intervention
Presence of carotid-artery bruit
O
Outcome
Perioperative or intraoperative strokehard clinical

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Ropper et al. (1982) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8230b8d75a4241da93aef9https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm198211253072207
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