ABSTRACT
AIM: To evaluate the morbidity and mortality of carotid endarterectomy at Wellington Hospital. METHOD: A retrospective study of all patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy at Wellington Hospital in the four year period from June 1987 to June 1991 was performed. Data was collected from chart review. A general practitioner questionnaire was sent to assess posthospitalisation outcome. RESULTS: One hundred and one carotid endarterectomies were performed in 89 patients. The overall combined 30 day mortality and disabling stroke rate in symptomatic patients was 5.1%. CONCLUSIONS: Carotid endarterectomy is performed at Wellington Hospital with an acceptable 30 day mortality and disabling stroke rate.
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Endarterectomy, Carotid/adverse effects , Endarterectomy, Carotid/mortality , Cerebrovascular Disorders/etiology , Cerebrovascular Disorders/mortality , Endarterectomy, Carotid/statistics & numerical data , Female , Hospitals , Humans , Male , New Zealand , Retrospective StudiesSubject(s)
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/complications , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/complications , Aorta, Abdominal/pathology , Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/diagnosis , Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/pathology , Humans , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/diagnosis , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/pathology , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
In the period between April 1977 and April 1981, 105 femoropopliteal bypass grafts were performed for atherosclerotic occlusive arterial disease below the inguinal ligament. Forty-six of these were done using polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and the remaining 59 using autogenous saphenous vein. In April 1982 a retrospective evaluation of the efficacy of the PTFE graft was undertaken. Patency rates between the two groups were found to be comparable when disabling claudication was the indication for surgery. No difference in patency rates was found between the PTFE graft inserted above or below the knee irrespective of whether the graft was undertaken for claudication or limb salvage.
