Dexamethasone minimizes the risk of cranial nerve injury during CEA

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-102

  Regina, Guido ^a   Angiletta, Domenico ^a   Impedovo, Giovanni ^a   Robertis, Giovanni De ^a   Fiorella, Marialuisa ^a   Carratu', Maria Rosaria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CERVICAL SPINE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORNING DOSAGE; NERVE BLOCK; NEUROLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHUNTING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; CAROTID STENOSIS; CRANIAL NERVE INJURIES; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58549091077     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.08.049     Document Type: Article

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