Reducing Delay of Carotid Endarterectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients | Zendy

Agnes Witt | Zendy; Søren Paaske Johnsen | Zendy; Leif Panduro Jensen | Zendy; Allan Kornmaaler Hansen | Zendy; Heidi H. Hundborg | Zendy; Grethe Andersen | Zendy

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Reducing Delay of Carotid Endarterectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients

Author(s) -

Agnes Witt,

Søren Paaske Johnsen,

Leif Panduro Jensen,

Allan Kornmaaler Hansen,

Heidi H. Hundborg,

Grethe Andersen

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.111.678565

Subject(s) - medicine , carotid endarterectomy , stroke (engine) , referral , population , odds ratio , emergency medicine , cohort , endarterectomy , audit , carotid arteries , family medicine , engineering , economics , mechanical engineering , management , environmental health

Guidelines recommend carotid endarterectomy (CEA) within 2 weeks from an ischemic event. However, previous studies have shown that only a minority of patients undergo CEA within this period. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of a multidisciplinary nationwide initiative aimed at reducing time to CEA after acute ischemic stroke.

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