Evolution of carotid endarterectomy in two community hospitals: Springfield revisited—Seventeen years and 2243 operations later
Journal of Vascular SurgeryPublished 1 May 1995Open access
Mark A. Mattos, Jayesh R. Modi, Malek Mansour, Dale Mortenson, Theresa Karich, Kim J. Hodgson
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Overall operative complication rates in these two community hospitals have declined dramatically compared with previously reported results, but they are still not optimal and probably will remain high as long as individual surgeons with high complication rates continue to perform CEAs.
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Although overall operative complication rates in these two community hospitals have declined dramatically compared with previously reported results, they are still not optimal and probably will remain high as long as individual surgeons with high complication rates continue to perform CEAs.
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