Regional anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy: An audit over 10 years

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 415-420

  Hakl, Marek ^a   Michalek, P ^b,c   Sevcik P ^a   Pavlikova J ^a   Stern, M ^b  

^a ST ANNE S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^c ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic techniques, epidural; Anaesthetic techniques, regional complications; Surgery, endarterectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATROPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BUPIVACAINE; EPHEDRINE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; SUFENTANIL;

ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANESTHESIA LEVEL; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FATALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INJECTION SITE REACTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARACERVICAL BLOCK; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHUNTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 34548229338     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem171     Document Type: Article

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