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  • Title: Carotid endarterectomy: Is a shunt necessary?
    Author: Akl BF, Blakeley WR, Lewis CE, Edwards WS.
    Journal: Am J Surg; 1975 Dec; 130(6):761-5. PubMed ID: 1200296.
    Abstract:
    Seventy-seven carotid endarterectomies performed on fifty-nine patients, using induced systemic hypertension during carotid artery clamping, were reviewed. The risk of cerebral ischemia is reduced to a minimum by this technic. The measurement of the internal carotid artery stump pressure is an excellent guideline for the need of additional brain protection. An internal shunt is rarely necessary. Thromboembolic phenomena contributed to the major neurologic complications encountered (two deaths and one stroke). Extreme gentleness and careful surgical technic cannot be overemphasized.
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