Loss of follow-up after carotid revascularization is associated with worse long-term stroke and death.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Society for Vascular Surgery practice guidelines recommend surveillance with duplex ultrasound scanning at baseline (within 3 months from discharge), every 6 months for 2 years, and annually afterward following carotid endarterectomy or carotid artery stenting. There is a growing concern regarding the significance of postoperative follow-up after several vascular procedures. We sought to determine whether 1-year loss to follow-up (LTF) after carotid revascularization was associated with worse outcomes in the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) linked to Vascular Implant Surveillance and Interventional Outcomes Network (VISION) database.

Methods

All patients who underwent carotid revascularization in the VQI VISION database between 2003 and 2016 were included. LTF wa

SUBMITTER: Elsayed N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9868074 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature