Abstract
Introduction - Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is performed to prevent strokes. Post hoc analyses of the major randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have emphasized the importance of avoiding delay prior to CEA, but of all subgroups the effect is least present in the largest of groups, male patients with a high grade stenosis (1, 2). However, in the numerous reports on national and international CEA series, patient selection data and complication rates are often reported separately. Our aim was to investigate the effect of the main individual factors on the expected effect on stroke prevention and to develop a reporting standard that could be applied to prospective registry data.
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