Incidence, outcomes, and effect on quality of life of cranial nerve injury in the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy versus Stenting Trial Robert J. Hye, MD, Ariane Mackey, MD, Michael D. Hill, MD, MSc, Jenifer H. Voeks, PhD, David J. Cohen, MD, Kaijun Wang, PhD, MeeLee Tom, MS, Thomas G. Brott, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 61, Issue 5, Pages 1208-1215 (May 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2014.12.039 Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Comparison of results for the Medical Outcomes Short-Form 36 (SF-36) Health Survey at 2 weeks, 1 month, and 1 year. The dashed blue line indicates the null value (no effect of cranial nerve injury [CNI]), the solid squares indicate the estimated mean effect of CNI on each health status domain, and the range bars indicate the 95% confidence interval for the effect. No significant differences noted at any interval between the groups with and without CNI. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 61, 1208-1215DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2014.12.039) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Comparison of Likert scale results at 2 weeks, 1 month, and 1 year. The dashed blue line indicates the null value (no effect of cranial nerve injury [CNI]), the solid squares indicate the estimated mean effect of CNI on each health status domain, and the range bars indicate the 95% confidence interval for the effect. A significantly worse outcome in difficulty eating/swallowing was noted for the group with CNI vs without CNI at 2 weeks and 1 month (P < .001). At the 1-year follow-up, there was a nonsignificant trend toward a worse outcome for the same parameter for the group with CNI (P = .0586). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2015 61, 1208-1215DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2014.12.039) Copyright © 2015 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions