Carotid Endarterectomy versus Carotid Artery Stenting: No Difference in 30-Day Postprocedure Readmission Rates

Readmission rates after CEA and CAS for carotid artery stenosis are approximately 10%. In spite of differences between patients with carotid stenosis who are selected for endarterectomy and stenting, the choice of procedure does not appear to be associated with different readmission rates or time to readmission, even after controlling for patient characteristics.