Clinical Study

Urgent Carotid Surgery: Is It Still out of Debate?

Table 4


ParameterSurgical groupEndovascular group value*

Number of patients1612

Early neurological results
 Improvement (>1 NIHSS)10 (63.5%)9 (75%)0.15
 Stable4 (25%)0
 Impairment (<1 NIHSS)2 (12.5%)3 (25%)

*Chi-square test for trend.