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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2013 Oct 1;47(1):2–7. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2013.09.022

Table 3.

Independent predictors for cranial nerve injury following carotid endarterectomy.

Odds ratio 95% CI pa
Urgent casesb 1.6 1.2–2.1 .006
Immediate re-exploration 2.0 1.3–3.0 .004
Return to the operating room 2.3 1.4–3.8 .004
a

Based on a hierarchical multilevel regression model accounting for surgeon and centers within the Vascular Study Group of New England.

b

vs. elective procedures.