Impact of the type of anesthesia on adverse events during transcarotid artery revascularization.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The use of local or regional anesthesia (LRA) is encouraged during transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) because the procedure is performed through a small incision. LRA permits neurologic evaluation during the procedure and may reduce periprocedural cardiac morbidity compared with general anesthesia (GA). There is limited and conflicting information regarding the preferred anesthesia to use during TCAR. We compared periprocedural clinical and technical complications, and intraprocedural performance metrics of TCAR performed under GA vs LRA.

Methods

Patient, lesion, physician, and procedural information was collected in a worldwide quality assurance program of consecutive TCAR procedures. A composite clinical adverse event rate (death, stroke, transient isch

SUBMITTER: Lal BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11585409 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature