Carotid endarterectomy: Update on the gold standard treatment for carotid stenosis

American Surgeon

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 647-652

  Harthun, Nancy L ^a   Baglioni Jr , A J ^b   Kongable, Gail L ^c   Meakem, Timothy D ^c   Cherry, Kenneth J ^a   Batson, Robert C ^d   Wynn, James J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c Epsilon Group   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COST OF ILLNESS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; GOLD STANDARD; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; STENT; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ECONOMICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

CAROTID STENOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DATA COLLECTION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; VIRGINIA;

EID: 27744489851     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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