Key result
Only 8% of patients undergoing urgent cardiac surgery were screened preoperatively for carotid artery disease, highlighting a gap between clinical practice and literature recommendations.
Why the study?
What is the current clinical practice and yield of screening for carotid artery disease prior to urgent cardiac surgery?
Population
529 patients undergoing urgent cardiac surgery at a tertiary cardiothoracic center between January 1 and…
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Low screening rates should not yet change practice; leaves open whether systematic carotid evaluation reduces perioperative stroke in urgent surgery.
Observational (n=529)
No
What is the current clinical practice and yield of screening for carotid artery disease prior to urgent cardiac surgery?
Screening for carotid artery disease before urgent cardiac surgery is performed infrequently (8%), highlighting a potential gap between clinical practice and the need to identify patients at high risk of perioperative stroke.
Archbold et al. (2001) conducted an observational in Urgent cardiac surgery (n=529). Preoperative screening for carotid artery disease was evaluated on Preoperative screening by duplex Doppler ultrasonography for carotid disease. Only 8% of patients undergoing urgent cardiac surgery were screened preoperatively for carotid artery disease, highlighting a gap between clinical practice and literature recommendations.
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