CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY

Course overview

ATHEROSCLEROSIS CAN LEAD TO A BUILD-UP OF PLAQUE IN THE CAROTID ARTERY, CAUSING NARROWING AND CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK FOR CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE OR STROKE. CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY IS A SURGERY PERFORMED TO REMOVE PLAQUE BUILDUP IN THE COMMON CAROTID AND INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERIES AND IMPROVE BLOOD FLOW. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND TECHNIQUE INVOLVED IN PERFORMING A CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE PRE-OPERATIVE AND POST-OPERATIVE CARE OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING THIS PROCEDURE.