Carotid endarterectomy surgery and ICU admissions: A regional anesthesia perspective

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 211-217

  Sakawi, Yasser ^a,c   Groudine, Scott ^b   Roberts, Kevin ^b   Chang, Benjamin ^b   Shah, Dhiraj ^b   Lumb, Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Intensive care unit; Morbidity; Regional anesthesia; Shunts; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031691002     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008506-199810000-00002     Document Type: Article

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