Nitrous oxide exposure does not seem to be associated with increased mortality, stroke, and myocardial infarction: A non-randomized subgroup analysis of the General Anaesthesia compared with Local Anaesthesia for carotid surgery (GALA) trial

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 361-367

  Sanders, R D ^a,b   Graham, C ^c   Lewis, S C ^c   Bodenham, A ^a   Gough, M J ^d   Warlow, C ^e  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anaesthesia; death; myocardial infarction; nitrous oxide; stroke

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANESTHETIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRIDAMOLE; NITROUS OXIDE; VOLATILE AGENT; WARFARIN;

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 84865230938     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes164     Document Type: Article

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