Endoluminal thoracic aortic repair: Does the parachute need to be randomized?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 643-646

  Buckenham, Tim ^a   O'Neill Kerr, David ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dissection; Endoluminal stent; Thoracic aorta; Trauma

Indexed keywords

AORTA SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; STENT; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC AORTA; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOPLASTY; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC DISEASES; AUSTRALASIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0042355217     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.t01-1-02701.x     Document Type: Review

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