The impact of training in unselected patients on mortality and morbidity in carotid endarterectomy in a vascular training center and the recommendations of the European Board of Surgery Qualification in Vascular Surgery

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 256-261

  Rijbroek, A ^a   Wisselink, W ^b   Rauwerda, J A ^b  

^a Infection and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Neurological complications; Patient selection; Residents; Training center

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STROKE; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TRANSITIONAL BLINDNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 0041971332     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1944     Document Type: Article

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