Audit of long-term mortality and morbidity outcomes for carotid endarterectomy
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Middleton, Sandy, Donnelly, Neil, Harris, John, Lusby, Robert and Ward, Jeanette. (2002). Audit of long-term mortality and morbidity outcomes for carotid endarterectomy. Australian Health Review. 25(4), pp. 81-91. https://doi.org/10.1071/AH020081
Authors | Middleton, Sandy, Donnelly, Neil, Harris, John, Lusby, Robert and Ward, Jeanette |
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Abstract | There have been no Australian studies of longterm mortality status and cause of death after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) or, for survivors, quality-of-life. We first determined rate and cause of death for a cohort of patients four years after CEA. Surviving patients were surveyed to ascertain health status, using MOS SF-36. Of 238 patients who underwent CEA in our health service in 1995, 44 (18.5%) had died within four years. The majority of deaths (61.4%) were attributable to vascular causes. Of the surviving 162 patients (survey response fraction 90%), 10 (6.2%) subsequently had suffered a non-fatal stroke in the four years following their CEA. With respect to health status, Physical Functioning scores differed significantly by age (t=2.65, df=149, P=0.01) as did Role Physical scores (t=2.10, df=142, P=0.04). We conclude that patients undergoing CEA are at high risk of dying from vascular causes, inviting concerted efforts in discharge planning to co-ordinate optimal vascular risk factor management. |
Year | 2002 |
Journal | Australian Health Review |
Journal citation | 25 (4), pp. 81-91 |
Publisher | CSIRO Publishing |
ISSN | 0156-5788 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1071/AH020081 |
PubMed ID | 12404970 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-0036048546 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.publish.csiro.au/ah/AH020081 |
Funder | NSW Health |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 2002 |
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Deposited | 21 Jan 2025 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/912q2/audit-of-long-term-mortality-and-morbidity-outcomes-for-carotid-endarterectomy
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