Abstract:Objectives: The unplanned readmission rate after carotid procedures is approximately 6%, but most prior studies are limited to only index hospital readmission. Up to one in three postoperative readmissions occur at a different hospital and are missed by current metrics. There are no national studies examining readmission after carotid endarterectomy and carotid artery stenting (CAS), including to different hospitals. The purpose of this study was to compare unplanned readmission incidence and risk factors betw… Show more
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