Shared quality data are associated with increased protamine use and reduced bleeding complications after carotid endarterectomy in the Vascular Study Group of New England

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Patel, Reshma B ^a   Beaulieu, Peter ^b   Homa, Karen ^c   Goodney, Philip P ^c   Stanley, Andrew C ^a   Cronenwett, Jack L ^c   Stone, David H ^c   Bertges, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTAMINE;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DATA PROCESSING; DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; POSTOPERATIVE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888314209     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.06.064     Document Type: Article

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