Local versus general anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy.

• Main Authors: Vaniyapong T., Chongruksut W., Rerkasem K.
• Format: Review
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Ltd 2015
• Subjects: Medicine (all)
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84897368252&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38281
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Carotid endarterectomy may significantly reduce the risk of stroke in people with recently symptomatic, severe carotid artery stenosis. However, there are significant perioperative risks that may be reduced by performing the operation under local rather than general anaesthetic. This is an update of...