Significant Association of Annual Hospital Volume With the Risk of Inhospital Stroke or Death Following Carotid Endarterectomy but Likely Not After Carotid Stenting
Author(s) -
Andreas Kuehnl,
Pavlos Tsantilas,
Christoph Knappich,
Sofie Schmid,
Thomas König,
Thorben Breitkreuz,
Alexander Zimmermann,
Ulrich Mansmann,
HansHenning Eckstein
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1941-7632
pISSN - 1941-7640
DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.116.004171
Subject(s) - medicine , carotid endarterectomy , stroke (engine) , confidence interval , carotid stenting , hazard ratio , cardiology , emergency medicine , carotid arteries , mechanical engineering , engineering
Associations between hospital volume and the risk of stroke or death following carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS) on a national level in Germany were analyzed.
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