Why the study?
Does serial postoperative surveillance imaging alter clinical outcomes or prevent strokes in patients following carotid endarterectomy?
Population
243 patients undergoing 260 carotid endarterectomies
Comparison
Serial postoperative surveillance imaging vs No serial postoperative surveillance imaging
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Up to 10 years
Authors
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Questions routine post-CEA surveillance imaging; leaves open its utility in selected patients pending randomized data.
Does serial postoperative surveillance imaging alter clinical outcomes or prevent strokes in patients following carotid endarterectomy?
Routine serial postoperative surveillance imaging after carotid endarterectomy does not appear to alter clinical outcomes or prevent subsequent strokes.
Naylor et al. (1996) studied this question.
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