Terry, et.al. Do you know if this is published anywhere? Before you can make
any judgements about the numbers, it is essential that you know about the
population statisitics. As we all know, statistics can show anything one
wants them too. The population this study was drawn from is the initial
critical piece of information. (However, I would also want to about the
surgery at this institution.) It does sound as if they are experts in
stenting there!

Bill Schroedter
Venice,Fl

----- Original Message -----
From: "Johnson, Bonnie L." <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: Stent versus endarterectomy


> I am with you on this Terry. Those numbers are outrageous. Do you happen
to
> know what kind of surgeon or setting those surgeries were performed in?
bj
>
>
> Bonnie L. Johnson RDMS, RVT, FSVT
> Stanford University Medical Center
> Director, Vascular Laboratory Services
> Division of Vascular Surgery
> Stanford, CA
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: T.D.Case [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 4:51 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Stent versus endarterectomy
>
>
> Colleagues;
>
> A recent study performed at the Cleveland Clinic and released at the
> American Heart Association meeting in Chicago, reviewed 723 patients and
> compared two groups (endarterectomy and stent placement) for perioperative
> risks which include CVA, MI or death within 30 days of the procedure. The
> study reports that stents had 5.8% risk compared to that of
endarterectomy,
> which had 12.6% risk therefor concluding the superiority of stent
placement.
> While the numbers appear impressive, isn't a 12.6% surgical perioperative
> risk unusually high? It was my understanding that medical centers having
> proficency in vascular surgery had risk closer to the 2% to 3% area.
>
> Terry Case
>
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