Changing from conventional to eversion endarterectomy in carotid artery disease-A safe transition process in the short and long term

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 539-544

  Wistrand, Jonatan ^a   Mätzsch, Thomas ^b   Gonçalves, Isabel ^a   Riva, Lorenzo ^a   Dias, Nuno V ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SKARABORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

carotid endarterectomy; conventional; eversion; technique; transition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CONVENTIONAL CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; EVERSION CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956925168     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538574410375131     Document Type: Article

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