Short-term outcomes after selective shunt during carotid endarterectomy : a propensity score matching analysis

Copyright © 2023 Sociedad Española de Neurocirugía. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved..

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Carotid cross-clamping during carotid endarterectomy might lead to intraoperative neurologic deficits, increasing stroke/death risk. If deficits are detected, carotid shunting has been recommended to reduce the risk of stroke. However, shunting may sustain a specific chance of embolic events and subsequently incurring harm. Current evidence is still questionable regarding its clear benefit. The aim is to determine whether a policy of selective shunt impacts the complication rate following an endarterectomy.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: From January 2013 to May 2021, all patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy under regional anesthesia with intraoperative neurologic alteration were retrieved. Patients submitted to selective shunt were compared to a non-shunt group. A 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) was performed. Differences between the groups and clinical outcomes were calculated, resorting to univariate analysis.

RESULTS: Ninety-eight patients were selected, from which 23 were operated on using a shunt. After PSM, 22 non-shunt patients were compared to 22 matched shunted patients. Concerning demographics and comorbidities, both groups were comparable to pre and post-PSM, except for chronic heart failure, which was more prevalent in shunted patients (26.1%, P=0.036) in pre-PSM analysis. Regarding 30-day stroke and score Clavien-Dindo ≥2, no significant association was found (P=0.730, P=0.635 and P=0.942, P=0.472, correspondingly, for pre and post-PSM).

CONCLUSIONS: In this cohort, resorting to shunting did not demonstrate an advantage regarding 30-day stroke or a Clavien-Dindo ≥ 2 rates. Nevertheless, additional more extensive studies are mandatory to achieve precise results concerning the accurate utility of carotid shunting in this subset of patients under regional anesthesia.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

Neurocirugia (English Edition) - 35(2024), 2 vom: 31. März, Seite 71-78

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pereira-Macedo, Juliana [VerfasserIn]
Duarte-Gamas, Luís [VerfasserIn]
Pereira-Neves, António [VerfasserIn]
de Andrade, José José Paulo [VerfasserIn]
Rocha-Neves, João [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anestesia regional
Carotid clamping
Carotid shunting
Cerebral hypoperfusion
Déficits neurológicos intraoperatorios
Derivación carotídea
Derivación selectiva
Hipoperfusión cerebral
Intraoperative neurologic deficits
Journal Article
Pinzamiento carotídeo
Regional anesthesia
Selective shunt

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 11.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.neucie.2023.07.006

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361938446