External Validation of Risk Prediction Models to Improve Selection of Patients for Carotid Endarterectomy.
Michiel H F PoorthuisReinier A R HeringsKirsten DanseyJohanna A A G DamenJacoba P GrevingMarc L SchermerhornGert J de BorstPublished in: Stroke (2021)
Of the 17 externally validated prediction models, the Ontario Carotid Endarterectomy Registry risk model had most reliable predictions of procedural stroke or death after CEA and can inform patients about procedural hazards and help focus CEA toward patients who would benefit most from it.