The Impact of Surgical Specialty on Outcomes for Carotid Endarterectomy

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 595-602

  Hollenbeak, Christopher S ^a   Bowman, Adam R ^a   Harbaugh, Robert E ^a   Casale, Paul N ^b   Han, David ^c  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b The Heart Group   (United States)

^c PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

carotid endarterectomy; surgeon specialty; surgical outcomes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76749151100     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.03.049     Document Type: Article

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