Quality of life after carotid endarterectomy

Table 3 Dependency and self-reported changes in health in general, 6 months after PACU discharge (n = 38)

Variable	Before surgery	6 months after EC	P
ADL
Personal
Katz scale	0.26 ± 0.82	0.56 ± 0.94	0.047
Dependency in P-ADL, n (%)	5 (12)	14 (33)	0.186
Instrumental
Lawton scale	5.91 ± 2.20	4.28 2.43	< 0.001
Dependency in I-ADL, n (%)	11 (26)	28 (65)	0.164

I-ADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living; P-ADL, Personal Activities of Daily Living

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