Regional versus general anesthesia for carotid endarterectomy: The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program perspective

Surgery (United States)

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 309-314

  Schechter, Matthew A ^a   Shortell, Cynthia K ^a   Scarborough, John E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; REVIEW; STROKE;

EID: 84865764177     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: 15327361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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