Why the study?
What are the morbidity and mortality rates associated with carotid endarterectomy performed under regional anesthesia?
Population
305 patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy from 1981 through 1985
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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Low event rates support regional anesthesia feasibility for CEA; leaves open generalizability and need for randomized comparisons.
What are the morbidity and mortality rates associated with carotid endarterectomy performed under regional anesthesia?
Carotid endarterectomy can be performed safely under regional anesthesia with very low rates of perioperative stroke, death, and myocardial infarction.
Lee et al. (1988) studied this question.
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