Reasons for Delayed Carotid Endarterectomy for Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis in Norway 2018–2019: A National Audit
Delayed CEA for symptomatic stenosis is usually due to doctor delay or patient delay. Medical reasons account for 19% of delayed operations. This implies that quality improvement is feasible by addressing doctor and patient delay. Healthcare providers should implement strategies to decrease the proportion of delayed CEA for symptomatic stenosis. Patient delay should be addressed with regular information campaigns.
Authors
- Dorte Bundgaard
- Kjell Myhre
- C. Sorlie
- Benedicte Skaug Hansen
- Toril Rabben
- Erik Mulder Pettersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6930-6313)
- Martin Altreuther (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8879-7699)
- Camilla Simonsen Lyng
- Ramez Bahar
- Tonje Berglund
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- University Hospital of North Norway (NO)
- Innlandet Hospital Trust (NO)
- Akershus University Hospital (NO)
- Vestre Viken Hospital Trust (NO)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- Sykehuset i Vestfold (NO)
- Inland Hospital (NO)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
- NORCE Research AS (NO)
- Barnes Hospital (GB)
- Sørlandet Sykehus (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- EJVES Vascular Forum
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvsvf.2025.07.003
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00