How much can be concluded from the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial (ISAT)?

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-6

  Tait, M J ^a,b   Critchley, G R ^a   Norris, J S ^a  

^a Hurstwood Park Neurological Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; ISAT; Subarachnoid; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BLEEDING; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CLIP; DATA ANALYSIS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SURGICAL CLIPPING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDIES; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RISK MANAGEMENT; STENTS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34047092892     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690601170726     Document Type: Review

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