Results of Carotid Endarterectomy Performed with Preoperative Duplex Ultrasound Assessment Alone

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 95-101

  Melissano, Germano ^a   Castellano, Renata ^b   Zucca, Roberto ^b   Chiesa, Roberto ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b IRCCS ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 0035074629     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440103500202     Document Type: Article

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