Table 5.

Comparison of outcomes analysis using NSQIP data and physician chart review in 392 patients who underwent CEA between 2005 and 2011

	NSQIP data		Physician chart review
	n	%	n	%
Symptomatic	173	44.1%	119	30.3%
Physiologic High Risk	51	13.0%	73	18.6%
Age > 80 years	76	19.4%	76	19.4%
Recent MI	7	1.8%	2	0.5%
Unstable angina	8	2.0%	1	0.3%
CHF class III or IV	3	0.8%	0	0.0%
LVEF < 30%	.	.	4	1.0%
Hemodialysis	3	0.8%	5	1.3%
Severe pulmonary disease*	41	10.4%	4	1.0%
CABG/valve repair within 30 days	3	0.8%	3	0.8%
Anatomic High Risk	.	.	26	6.6%
Contralateral ICA occlusion	.	.	20	5.1%
Restenosis after CEA	.	.	15	3.8%
Prior neck surgery	.	.	4	1.0%
Contralateral laryngeal nerve palsy	.	.	0	0.0%
History of neck irradiation	.	.	2	0.5%
High or Low lesion	.	.	2	0.5%
Perioperative stroke	6	1.5%	7	1.8%

MI, myocardial infarction; CHF, congestive heart failure;

LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting

ICA, internal carotid artery; CEA, carotid endarterectomy

^*Forced expiratory volume in 1 second < 30% of predicted or home oxygen