TY - JOUR AU - Abelha, Fernando José AU - Quevedo, Susana AU - Barros, Henrique PY - 2008 DA - 2008/11/20 TI - Quality of life after carotid endarterectomy JO - BMC Cardiovascular Disorders SP - 33 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - Most studies documenting beneficial outcomes after carotid endarterectomy (CE) are limited to mortality and morbidity rates, costs, and length of hospital stay (LOS). Few have examined the dependency of patients and how they perceive their own health changes after surgery. The aim of the present study was to evaluate quality of life and independence in activities of daily living (ADL) and to study its determinants. SN - 1471-2261 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-8-33 DO - 10.1186/1471-2261-8-33 ID - Abelha2008 ER -