Con: Routine shunting is not the optimal management of the patient undergoing carotid endarterectomy, but neither is neuromonitoring

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 381-383

  Kalkman, Cor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

carotid endarterectomy; intraoperative ischemia; monitoring; shunting

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NERVE INJURY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SHUNTING; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042651270     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2004.03.028     Document Type: Article

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