Eversion versus Conventional Carotid Endarterectomy: A Meta-analysis of Randomised and Non-randomised Studies

Abstract Background To compare eversion (ECEA) and conventional (CCEA) carotid endarterectomy from randomised and non-randomised studies. Methods Pooled odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs) and numbers needed to treat (NNTs) were appropriately calculated. A sub-analysis was perfo...

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Published in:	European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery Vol. 42; no. 6; pp. 751 - 765
Main Authors:	Antonopoulos, C.N, Kakisis, J.D, Sergentanis, T.N, Liapis, C.D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-12-2011
Subjects:	Aged Carotid disease Carotid Stenosis - mortality Carotid Stenosis - surgery Carotid surgery Confidence Intervals Conventional endarterectomy Endarterectomy, Carotid - methods Eversion endarterectomy Humans Meta-Analysis Numbers Needed To Treat Odds Ratio Postoperative Complications - prevention & control Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Stroke - mortality Stroke - prevention & control Surgery Survival Analysis conventional carotid endarterectomy Carotid disease Carotid surgery Conventional endarterectomy PCCEA risk difference ESVS odds ratio primary closure carotid endarterectomy Mantel–Haenszel common carotid artery SVS transient ischaemic attack NNT Eversion endarterectomy internal carotid artery ECEA patch carotid endarterectomy MOOSE CCA Meta-Analysis ECA CCEA OR NASCET CI ICA M–H North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial PCEA TIA eversion carotid endarterectomy RD European Society for Vascular Surgery Society for Vascular Surgery Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology confidence intervals number needed to treat external carotid artery
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