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Methods: We analyzed a single-center retrospective cohort (clinical registry) of 320 consecutive patients who underwent carotid revascularization between January 2018 and December 2025. Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) was performed in 88 patients (27.5%) and carotid artery stenting (CAS) in 228 (71.2%). Prolonged postoperative LOS was defined a priori as &gt;8 days (75th percentile). Multivariable logistic regression was performed, with negative binomial regression; a model additionally including procedure type, and a model including in-hospital complications were used as sensitivity analyses. Results: Patients were predominantly male (74.7%) with a mean age of 71.1 \u00b1 7.5 years and a high burden of comorbidities. Median postoperative LOS was 6 days (IQR 4\u20138), and 72 patients (22.5%) had prolonged LOS. Postoperative LOS was similar after endarterectomy and stenting (median 6 vs 5 days). In-hospital complications occurred in 11 patients (3.4%), with two deaths (0.6%). No baseline characteristic independently predicted prolonged LOS (all p &gt; 0.05; AUC = 0.629; Hosmer\u2013Lemeshow p = 0.45), and procedure type was not associated with prolonged LOS (adjusted OR 1.14, 95% CI 0.61\u20132.14). In contrast, in-hospital complications were strongly associated with prolonged LOS (adjusted OR 8.50, 95% CI 2.04\u201335.40; p = 0.003), although this estimate was imprecise owing to the small number of events. Median postoperative LOS increased from 6 days in patients without complications to 12.5 days in those with complications (p &lt; 0.001). Conclusions: In this elderly, comorbidity-heavy cohort, prolonged postoperative LOS was associated with perioperative complications rather than baseline patient characteristics. 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