The effect of surgeon's specialty and volume on the perioperative outcome of carotid endarterectomy

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 666-672

  Aburahma, Ali F ^a   Stone, Patrick A ^a   Srivastava, Mohit ^a   Hass, Stephen M ^a   Mousa, Albeir Y ^a   Dean, L Scott ^b   Campbell, John E ^a   Chong, Benny Y ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CAMC Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CAROTID STENOSIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMORBIDITY; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, HIGH-VOLUME; HOSPITALS, LOW-VOLUME; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883193494     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.02.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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