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Anesthesia for Carotid Endarterectomy

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With the convincing results from NASCET (1) and ECST trials (2) for symptomatic patients with high grade stenosis (>70%), and the positive, if not overwhelming data (3) from the VA trial (4) and the ACAS trial (5) for asymptomatic patients, more patients are undergoing carotid endarterectomy for prevention of stroke. To realize the potential surgical benefits of the procedure, the perioperative morbidity/mortality must be kept below 5–6% for symptomatic patients and 3% for asymptomatic patients. The major causes of mortality and morbidity from carotid endarterectomy are myocardial infarction and stroke.

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Lam, A.M. (1997). Anesthesia for Carotid Endarterectomy. In: Johnson, J.O., Sperry, R.J., Stanley, T.H. (eds) Neuroanesthesia. Developments in Critical Care Medicine and Anesthesiology, vol 32. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5774-2_23

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