Outcome following carotid endarterectomy: Lessons learned from a large international vascular registry

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 735-740

  Menyhei, G ^a   Bjorck M ^b   Beiles, B ^c   Halbakken, E ^d   Jensen, L P ^e   Lees, T ^f   Palombo, D ^g   Thomson, I A ^h   Venermo, M ⁱ   Wigger, P ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Melbourne Vascular Surgical Association   (Australia)

^d VESTFOLD HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^e Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^f FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

ⁱ HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^j CANTONAL HOSPITAL WINTERTHUR   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

Carotid surgery; Eversion endarterectomy; General anaesthesia; Locoregional anaesthesia; Registries; Validation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CRANIAL NERVE INJURY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANESTHESIA; AUSTRALASIA; CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955954232     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.02.028     Document Type: Article

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