Unusual haemorrhage complication after carotid endarterectomy

Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 538-539

  Scavee, V ^a   Dutranoy, J C ^a   Devos, B ^a   Schoevaerdts, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Haemorrhage; Suction drain; Vein patch angioplasty; Vein patch rupture

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIOTOMY; ARTERY CLAMP; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; OPERATING ROOM; PATCH CLAMP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN PERFORATION;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 0036891445     PISSN: 09672109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-2109(02)00080-7     Document Type: Article

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