Carotid endarterectomy

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-131

  Howell, S J ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral circulation; Complication, stroke; Surgery, carotid endarterectomy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANESTHETIC AGENT; DESFLURANE; HEPARIN; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; PROTAMINE; REMIFENTANIL; SEVOFLURANE;

ANESTHESIST; ATHEROMA; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CAROTID ARTERY BIFURCATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEMATOMA; HEMODYNAMICS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MONOTHERAPY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; SHUNTING; STROKE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 34447549201     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem137     Document Type: Review

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