Development of a management protocol for internal carotid artery injury during endoscopic surgery: a modified Delphi method and single-center multidisciplinary working group
Abstract Background Intra-operative internal carotid artery (ICA) injury during transnasal endoscopic surgery is a potentially catastrophic event. Such an injury is life-threatening in the immediate setting, with a reported peri-operative mortality rate of 10%. Nasal packing, muscle patches, direct...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40463-022-00582-w |