Risk factors for peri-operative stroke complicating carotid endarterectomy: Selective analysis of a prospective audit of 1000 consecutive operations

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 52-56

  Frawley, J E ^a,b   Hicks, R G ^a   Woodforth, I J ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Prospective audit; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 0033951117     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.2000.01743.x     Document Type: Article

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