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Haverikommission granskade karotiskirurgins komplikationer. Hälften kunde förklaras med misstag eller tveksamma indikationer

Bergqvist, D ; von Arbin, M ; Hellenius, M L ; Holtås, Stig LU ; Jogestrand, T ; Lindqvist, M ; Norrving, Bo LU ; Troeng, T and Wahlgren, N G (2000) In Läkartidningen 97(14). p.1673-1676
Abstract
As carotid endarterectomy is a prophylactic procedure, it would seem particularly important to analyze complications with an aim to avoiding them. All carotid endarterectomies in Sweden are registered, and all serious complications (death and permanent neurological deficit) are analyzed in detail, classified and discussed within the profession. During the period 1994-1996 the frequency was 4.3 percent (technical causes in 17 percent, contraindications in 8 percent and dubious indications in 21 percent, but correct indication and surgery in 54 percent). Thus, even when conditions are optimal there is a certain price to pay for the prevention of ischemic stroke.
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Commission of inquiry scrutinized complications of carotid surgery. Half of the complications could be explicable by errors or dubious indications
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Contribution to journal
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published
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Läkartidningen
volume
97
issue
14
pages
1673 - 1676
publisher
Swedish Medical Association
external identifiers
  • pmid:10815393
  • scopus:0034607204
ISSN
0023-7205
language
Swedish
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yes
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e4dc402d-8327-44f1-af7a-c6d622e91d52 (old id 1117491)
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http://ltarkiv.lakartidningen.se/artNo20950
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2016-04-01 15:39:43
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  abstract     = {{As carotid endarterectomy is a prophylactic procedure, it would seem particularly important to analyze complications with an aim to avoiding them. All carotid endarterectomies in Sweden are registered, and all serious complications (death and permanent neurological deficit) are analyzed in detail, classified and discussed within the profession. During the period 1994-1996 the frequency was 4.3 percent (technical causes in 17 percent, contraindications in 8 percent and dubious indications in 21 percent, but correct indication and surgery in 54 percent). Thus, even when conditions are optimal there is a certain price to pay for the prevention of ischemic stroke.}},
  author       = {{Bergqvist, D and von Arbin, M and Hellenius, M L and Holtås, Stig and Jogestrand, T and Lindqvist, M and Norrving, Bo and Troeng, T and Wahlgren, N G}},
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  pages        = {{1673--1676}},
  publisher    = {{Swedish Medical Association}},
  series       = {{Läkartidningen}},
  title        = {{Haverikommission granskade karotiskirurgins komplikationer. Hälften kunde förklaras med misstag eller tveksamma indikationer}},
  url          = {{http://ltarkiv.lakartidningen.se/artNo20950}},
  volume       = {{97}},
  year         = {{2000}},
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