Carotid endarterectomy versus conservative management of the asymptomatic carotid stenosis before coronary artery bypass grafting: a retrospective study

Table 4 Postoperative outcomes within the staged CEA and simultaneous CEA subgroups

Postoperative outcome	Staged CEA¹	Simultaneous CEA	p
In-hospital mortality	1 (2%)	1 (2%)	1.0
In-hospital stroke	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	–
Perioperative myocardial infarction	0 (0%)	1 (2%)	1.0
Revision/neck haematoma	0 (0%)	1 (2%)	1.0
IMC²/ICU³ stay	9 (±2)	5 (±1)	0.4233
Resternotomy	3 (7%)	2 (3%)	0.6470
Dysphagia	2 (5%)	3 (5%)	1.0
Nerve injuries	0 (0%)	2 (3%)	0.5098
Delirium	5 (11%)	9 (15%)	0.7742
Atrial fibrillation	7 (16%)	13 (21%)	0.6179

Ordinal parameters are reported as percentage n (%). Continuous variables are presented as means (±standard error)
¹CEA carotid endarterectomy
²IMC intermediate care
³ICU intensive care unit

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