Local versus general anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy

Background: Carotid endarterectomy reduces the risk of stroke in people with recently symptomatic, severe carotid artery stenosis. However, there are significant perioperative risks which may be lessened by performing the operation under local rather than general anaesthetic. This is an update of a...

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Main Authors: Rerkasem K., Rothwell P.M.
Format: Review
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-55049113333&partnerID=40&md5=7f04b8aeb3c1f99fcc5fd8b8b1a4e486
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18843606
http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2339
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Institution: Chiang Mai University
Language: English