Table 2.
Major and minor mortality in 102 patched CEAs
| Number of patients | ||
|---|---|---|
| Symptomatic | Asymptomatic | |
| Major morbidity/mortality (Stroke, death) | ||
| Postoperative DWI-positive | 1 | 6 |
| Hyperperfusion syndrome | 0 | 5 |
| Stroke | 1 | |
| Death | 0 | |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 0 | |
| Minor morbidity | ||
| Local complication | ||
| Cranial nerve injury | Permanent | Transient |
| Laryngeal nerve | 0 | 1 |
| Hypoglossal nerve | 0 | 1 |
| C5 palsy | 0 | 1 |
| Neurological deterioration | 0 | 2 |
| Bleeding, hematoma | 1 | |
| Retinal artery thrombosis | 1 | |
| Systemic complication | ||
| Operation related | None | |
| Operation non-related | ||
| Severe pneumoniae | 1 | |
| Heart failure | 1 | |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 0 | |
CEA: carotid endarterectomy, DWI: diffusion-weighted image.