Dacron Patch Infection Following Carotid Endarterectomy: A Systematic Review of the Literature

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-148

  Knight, B C ^a   Tait, W F ^a  

^a NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid; Carotid Stenosis; Complication; Endarterectomy; Infection; Polyethylene Terephthalates; Post operative; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DEVICE INFECTION; EXCISION REPAIR; FALSE ANEURYSM; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULTRASOUND; VEIN GRAFT; WOUND DRAINAGE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CAROTID STENOSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58549087722     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.10.016     Document Type: Review

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