Mahmood Kabeil, Max V Wohlauer, Mario D'Oria, Vipul Khetarpaul, Riley Gillette, Ethan Moore, Kathryn Colborn, Robert F Cuff, Leigh Ann O'Banion, Issam Koleilat, Faisal Aziz, Nicolas J Mouawad
OBJECTIVES: To measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of patients with carotid artery stenosis. METHODS: We prospectively collected data from 25 centers (19 centers in the United States and 6 centers internationally) on postponed carotid artery operations between March 2020 and January 2022. We describe the characteristics of these patients and their planned operations, along with outcomes including mortality and neurological deterioration during the period of operative delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
June 22, 2023: Annals of Vascular Surgery