eTable 1. Specific procedure codes for inclusion (quality assurance filters) for procedures performed in 2014 (adapted from year to year, and from 2012 onward for CAS as well), leading to automatic data entry for compulsory quality assurance (carotid revascularization module 10/2).
| CEA operation codes (procedures for inclusion) | |||
| Operations on blood vessels | |||
| 5– | 381. | 00 to 03, 06 | endarterectomy |
| 382. | 00 to 03 | blood vessel resection and reanastomosis | |
| 383. | 00 to 03 | resection and replacement (interposition) of (parts of) blood vessels | |
| 395. | 00 to 03 | patching of blood vessels | |
| 397. | 00 to 03 | other plastic reconstruction of blood vessels | |
| 0 | extracranial arteries of the head and arteries of the neck | ||
| 00 | carotid a., not further specified | ||
| 01 | common carotid a. with carotid sinus | ||
| 02 | extracranial portion of internal carotid a. | ||
| 03 | external carotid a. | ||
| 06 | vascular prosthesis | ||
| 393. | insertion of a different type of vascular shunt or bypass: extracranial head and neck arteries | ||
| 00 | carotid a. | ||
| 01 | carotid a. – carotid a. | ||
| CAS operation codes (procedures for inclusion) | |||
| Nonsurgical treatments | |||
| 8– | 836. | 0 0h to 0n |
angioplasty (balloon) percutaneous transluminal vascular intervention |
| 840. | 0h to 0n 1h to 1n |
percutaneous transluminal implantation of non-drug-eluting stents | |
| 841. | 0h to 0n 1h to 1n |
percutaneous transluminal implantation of drug-eluting stents | |
| 842. | 0h to 0n 1h to 1n |
percutaneous transluminal implantation of non-drug-eluting covered stents (stent-graft) | |
| 843. | 0h to 0n 1h to 1n |
percutaneous transluminal implantation of bioresorbable stents | |
| 845. | 0h to 0n 1h to 1n |
percutaneous transluminal implantation of uncovered Cheatham platinum (CP) stents | |
| 846. | 0h to 0n 1h to 1n |
percutaneous transluminal implantation of covered Cheatham platinum (CP) stents | |
| 848. | 0h to 0n 1h to 1n |
percutaneous transluminal implantation of drug-eluting covered stents (stent-graft) | |
| 849. | 0h to 0n 1h to 1n |
percutaneous transluminal implantation of other uncovered wide-lumen stents | |
| 84a. | 0h to 0n 1h to 1n |
percutaneous transluminal implantation of other covered wide-lumen stents | |
| 0 | one stent | ||
| 1 | two stents | ||
| h | carotid a., not further specified | ||
| j | common carotid a. | ||
| k | extracranial portion of internal carotid a. | ||
| m | extracranial portion of internal carotid a. and common carotid a. | ||
| n | external carotid a. | ||