Acute airway obstruction complicating unilateral carotid endarterectomy

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 152-153

  Itobi, E ^a   Sutherland, A D ^a   Whinney, D ^a   Davies, Jonathan N ^a  

^a ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy; Vocal cord

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTERY CLAMP; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CASE REPORT; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STRIDOR; SURGICAL RISK; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 21644487093     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.03.010     Document Type: Article

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