GALA: an international multicentre randomised trial comparing general anaesthesia versus local anaesthesia for carotid surgery.
BACKGROUND: Patients who have severe narrowing at or near the origin of the internal carotid artery as a result of atherosclerosis have a high risk of ischaemic stroke ipsilateral to the arterial lesion. Previous trials have shown that carotid endarterectomy improves long-term outcomes, particularly...
| Principais autores: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Journal article |
| Idioma: | English |
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2008
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