Effect of body size on operative risk of carotid endarterectomy.

Many studies have found that women have a higher risk of perioperative stroke or death from carotid endarterectomy. Other vascular surgical procedures have demonstrated that body size and morphology impact on operative risk. We correlated the 30 day operative risk of stroke and death in the European...

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Main Authors: Messé, SR, Kasner, SE, Mehta, Z, Warlow, C, Rothwell, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004