Treatment reality of internal carotid artery stenosis in Germany : requirement and reality in international comparison and in light of the current S3 guidelines

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J EydingD Bartig

Abstract

Severe atherosclerotic extracranial carotid artery stenosis accounts for 5-10 % of all ischemic strokes. Currently, therapeutic recommendations are undergoing changes, particularly regarding the treatment of asymptomatic stenosis. Consolidated knowledge on the indications, nationwide distribution and numbers of cases are not available. Moreover, the impact and grade of implementation of the recently published national S3 guidelines on the reality of medical treatment remain unclear. Analysis of administrative hospital data involving the diagnosis-related groups (DRG) statistics and structured quality reports for 2010 and 2013 to evaluate the procedural therapy trends concerning operative and interventional approaches for symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid artery stenoses. In Germany approximately 37,000 carotid endarterectomies (CEA) and approximately 5,000 carotid angioplasties with stenting (CAS) are carried out per year. Approximately 94 % of CEA and 62 % of CAS are performed in centers with more than 25 procedures per year. Only 33 % of CEA and 39 % of CAS are related to symptomatic stenosis. Mathematically, an undertreatment of symptomatic and an overtreatment of asymptomatic carotid artery stenoses become apparent. Effo...Continue Reading

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