| Hospital Specific Reports |
|
|
 |
| Hospital Comments |
|
OHSU Comments on Carotid Endarterectomy:
Oregon Health & Science University is Oregon’s only academic medical center. OHSU is a respected regional resource because of the knowledge, expertise and leading-edge medical technology that is available at OHSU Hospital, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, and their numerous clinics and specialized centers. Doctors from throughout Oregon refer patients to OHSU when the necessary level of care or expertise is not available closer to home. Because OHSU is one of two designated Level 1 trauma centers in Oregon, OHSU accepts many patients who are critically ill or injured. OHSU only transfers patients who no longer require its unique services and can be tranferred to a hospital that is closer to their homes and can continue their care.
What is a carotid endarterectomy?
A carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a surgical procedure to repair a blockage in one of the
major arteries that carries blood to the brain. A patient with this type of blockage has a high
risk of having a serious stroke. Surgery to repair the blockage helps prevent a stroke.
Doctors who are involved in this type of procedure have special training in interventional
radiology, vascular surgery or vascular medicine.
OHSU expertise with carotid endarterectomy
OHSU has great expertise in vascular surgery and interventional radiology. Physicians from
across Oregon refer patients who have blocked carotid arteries to OHSU to give them the
benefit of this expertise.
Many patients may not require an open surgical procedure. At OHSU, specialists are able to
perform a less-invasive procedure in which they insert a balloon catheter into the artery to
open the blockage. The catheter is similar to the one doctors use to open a heart blockage.
Some patients who have particularly difficult blockages, however, may require an open
procedure. Both options are available at OHSU.
OHSU results
The measure reported in this Web site refers to patients who require an open surgical
procedure. OHSU has had excellent results in both 2003 and 2004. During that two-year
period, no patients who required this procedure died during the post-operative period. This
is a 0% death rate.
OHSU results compared to other Oregon hospitals
OHSU’s results were better on average than other Oregon hospitals.
All Comments
|
|
|
|
