Are Adverse Events after Carotid Endarterectomy Reported Comparable in Different Registries?

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 280-285

  Taha, A G ^a,b   Vikatmaa, P ^a   Alback A ^a   Aho, P S ^a   Railo, M ^a   Lepantalo M ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b ASSIUT UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Carotid surgery; Complications; Registries; Reliability; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL STUDY; DATA BASE; DECISION MAKING; ENDARTERECTOMY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATCH ANGIOPLASTY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REGISTRY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; RELIABILITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VASCULAR REGISTRY;

ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FINLAND; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 39349112742     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.10.023     Document Type: Article

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