Preoperative duplex on admission prevents unnecessary carotid surgery

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 634-635

  Devalia, K ^a   Riches, J ^a   Hands, L ^a   Handa, Ashok ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid endarterectomy; Internal carotid artery occlusion

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY OCCLUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; VASCULAR PATENCY;

CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 7744243536     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2004.09.012     Document Type: Article

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