Operative time and outcome after carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid stenosis: a retrospective multicenter cohort study

Key Points

• To assess the reliability of operative time as a quality metric and compare outcomes of endarterectomy techniques.
• Retrospective analysis of multicenter data
• Comparison of endarterectomy techniques (EEA vs. CEA)
• Evaluation of short- and long-term outcomes
• Assessment of peri-operative morbidity
• EEA shows a faster operative time than CEA
• Both techniques maintain comparable long-term outcomes
• Lower peri-operative morbidity is observed with EEA