Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem (2993)
Health Effect - Clinical Code
Vascular Dissection (3160)
Date of Event
02/17/2025
Type of Reportable Event
Serious Injury
Event or Problem Description
It was reported that during a right transcarotid artery revascularization (tcar) procedure, the 0.014" enroute guidewire was buckling against plaque during advancement and imaging revealed a dissection.The physician converted the procedure to a carotid endarterectomy (cea).There were no further complications reported.