Carotid Endarterectomy: Technical Practices of Surgeons Participating in the GALA Trial

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 385-389

  Girn, H R S ^a   Dellagrammaticas, D ^a   Laughlan, K ^a   Gough, M J ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid patch; GALA Trial; Shunting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PATCH ANGIOPLASTY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHUNTING; SURGEON;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANGIOPLASTY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; DATA COLLECTION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; EUROPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE;

EID: 51349127174     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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