Regional Anesthesia for Carotid Surgery: Less Intraoperative Hypotension and Vasopressor Requirement

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 324-329

  Jacques, Frédéric ^a   Elkouri, Stéphane ^a   Bracco, David ^a   Hemmerling, Thomas ^a   Daniel, Véronique ^a   Beaudoin, Nathalie ^a   Bruneau, Luc ^a   Blair, Jean François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 67349161840     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2008.05.015     Document Type: Article

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