Stroke Quality Report

Procedures Completed January 1 through December 31, 2023

Carotid Endarterectomy Complication Rates

Number

Carotid Artery Stent Complication Rates

Number

Total Procedures

n = 104

Total procedures

n = 20

Procedures with follow-up between 9 - 21 months

n = 92

Procedures with follow-up between 9 - 21 months

n = 20

New neurological events, postoperative

2.9% (3/104)

New neurological events, postoperative

5.0% (1/20)

New neurological events within 30 days

1.1%(1/92)

New neurological events within 30 days

5.0% (1/20)

Survival

.

Survival

.

30 days

100%

30 days

95%

6 months

98.9%

6 months

95%

12 months

94.2%

12 months

95%

Symptomatic patients

n = 39

Symptomatic patients

n = 8

Postoperative new neurological event

77% (3)

Postoperative new neurological event

12.5% (1)

New neurological event after discharge

9.4% (3)

New neurological event after discharge

12.5% (1)

Asymptomatic patients

n = 65

Asymptomatic patients

n = 12

Postoperative new neurological event

0.0% (0)

Postoperative new neurological event

0.0% (0)

New neurological event after discharge

0.0% (0)

New neurological event after discharge

0.0% (0)

Adverse Events identified as Long-Term Follow-up, Procedures Completed January 1 through December 31, 2022

Carotid Endarterectomy

Number

Carotid Artery Stent

Number

Total procedures

n = 97

Total procedures

n = 18

CEA with follow-ups between 9 - 21 months

n = 82

TCAR with follow-ups between 9 - 21 months

n = 18

New neurological events, postoperative

3.1% (3)

New neurological events, postoperative

5.6% (1)

New neurological events, within 30 days of discharge

0.0% (0)

New neurological events, within 30 days of discharge

5.6% (1)

Symptomatic patients

n = 37

Symptomatic patients

n = 8

New neurological events, postoperative

2.7% (1)

New neurological events, postoperative

12.5% (1)

New neurological events, within 30 days of discharge

0.0% (0)

New neurological events, within 30 days of discharge

12.5% (1)

Asymptomatic patients

n = 60

Asymptomatic patients

n = 10

New neurologic events, postoperative

3.3% (2)

New neurologic events, postoperative

0.0% (0)

New neurological events, within 30 days of discharge

0.0% (0)

New neurological events, within 30 days of discharge

10.0% (1)

Carotid Endarterectomy Overall Survival

.

Carotid Artery Stent

.

30 days 

98.8%

30 days

100.0%

6 months

96.3%

6 months

100.0%

12 months

93.9%

 12 months

94.4%

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