The effect of surgeon's specialty and volume on the perioperative outcome of carotid endarterectomy

Autor: Patrick A. Stone, Stephen M. Hass, John E. Campbell, Benny Chong, Mohit Srivastava, L. Scott Dean, Albeir Y. Mousa, Ali F. AbuRahma
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of vascular surgery. 58(3)
ISSN: 1097-6809
Popis: BackgroundSeveral studies have demonstrated better outcomes for carotid endarterectomy (CEA) at high-volume hospitals and providers. However, only a few studies have reported on the impact of surgeons' specialty and volume on the perioperative outcome of CEA.MethodsThis is a retrospective analysis of CEA during a recent 2-year period. Surgeons' specialties were classified according to their Board specialties into general surgeons (GS), cardiothoracic surgeons (CT), and vascular surgeons (VS). Surgeons' annual volume was categorized into low volume (
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