Significant reductions in length of stay after carotid endarterectomy can be safely accomplished without modifying either anesthetic technique or postoperative ICU monitoring

Stroke

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2341-2346

  Angevine, Peter D ^a   Choudhri, Tanvir F ^a   Huang, Judy ^a   Quest, Donald O ^a   Solomon, Robert A ^a   Mohr, J P ^a   Heyer, E J ^a   Connolly Jr , E Sander ^a,b  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Costs and cost analysis; Hospitalization; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0032744991     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.30.11.2341     Document Type: Article

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