General versus local anesthesia for carotid endarterectomy: Special considerations

General versus local anesthesia for carotid endarterectomy: Special considerations

Anesthesia for carotid endarterectomy (CEA), general or locoregional, has been an issue of debate in literature ever since the first Cochrane review in 1991. The largest available study on the subject, the GALA trial, has not shown any difference in patient's outcome – incidence of stroke and 3...

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Main Authors: Nikolaos Patelis, Maria Diakomi, Anastasios Maskanakis, Konstantinos Maltezos, Dimitrios Schizas, Marianna Papaioannou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Anesthesia; carotid; endarterectomy; general; local
Online Access:http://www.saudija.org/article.asp?issn=1658-354X;year=2018;volume=12;issue=4;spage=612;epage=617;aulast=Patelis

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