Urgent carotid end arterectomy for patients with unstable symptoms: Systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes

Vascular

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 243-252

  Patterson, Benjamin O ^a   Holt, Peter J ^a   Hinchliffe, Robert J ^a   Thompson, Matt M ^a   Loftus, Ian M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Carotid surgery; Crescendo transient ischemic attack; Mortality; Unstable stroke

Indexed keywords

CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT INDICATION; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; EMERGENCY; PATIENT SELECTION; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CAROTID STENOSIS; EMERGENCIES; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350406533     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6670.2009.00038     Document Type: Review

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