Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9174592 | Journal of Vascular Surgery | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Despite an increased prevalence of cardiac disease and preoperative neurologic symptoms among diabetic patients undergoing CEA, the rates of perioperative cardiac morbidity, mortality, and stroke were equal to nondiabetic patients. In contrast to nondiabetic patients, current cigarette smoking appeared to predict increased adverse neurologic outcomes among diabetic patients, and the presence of contralateral occlusion among diabetic patients appeared to predispose them towards increased perioperative mortality. The use of a general anesthetic appeared to increased perioperative neurologic risk among diabetic patients; however, this may be related to surgeon bias in the selection of anesthetic technique. Although diabetic patients may have an increase in complications after other major vascular surgical procedures, the presence of diabetes mellitus does not appear to significantly increase risk.
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Authors
Caron B. MD, Stephanie S. MD, Thomas S. MD, Mark A. MD, Neal S. MD, Patrick J. MD, Thomas S. MD,