Selective Shunting during Carotid Endarterectomy

Routine or selective carotid artery shunting for carotid endarterectomy (and different methods of monitoring in selective shunting)

“…Since the previous publication of this review there have been several new studies reporting the outcome of routine versus selective shunting in people undergoing carotid endarterectomy. However, most of these have been retrospective studies comparing the outcome of participants operated before and a er a change in policy of shunt use (Bond 2002;Goodney 2012;Nguyen 2005;Woodworth 2007). Only two trials met the criteria for inclusion in this review (AbuRahma 2010; Zogogiannis 2011).…”

Supraorbital cutaneous blood flow rate during carotid endarterectomy

“…, 2006). Other centres have decided on selective shunt placement in the presence of poor ICA back‐bleeding or contralateral carotid occlusion or critical stenosis (Nguyen et al. , 2005).…”