Outcomes analysis of the treatment of carotid artery disease

The author presents a brief review Of the methodologies of outcomes analysi s. Recent large database outcomes studies on patients undergoing carotid en darterectomy are also reviewed and compared with the data generated from tw o prospective randomized studies, and large database outcomes analysis are discussed, The efforts of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Outcomes Committee to perform on line, multicenter outcomes studies are reviewed.