Evaluation of Readmission Rates for Carotid Endarterectomy Versus Carotid Artery Stenting in the US Medicare Population

Conclusions:
Interventions for carotid artery disease had high overall readmission rates. After adjustment for comorbidities, utilization of less invasive techniques (CAS) did not result in lower readmission rates. Further evaluation is needed to determine strategies to reduce hospital readmission rates after carotid interventions.

Source: Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - March 5, 2014 Category: Surgery Authors: Galinanes, E. L., Dombroviskiy, V. Y., Hupp, C. S., Kruse, R. L., Vogel, T. R. Tags: Articles Source Type: research