General vs Local Anesthesia and Completion Angiography Findings After Carotid Endarterectomy

Introduction: To assess the differences of completion angiography after carotid endarterectomy between local and general anesthetic approach. Our secondary outcomes were to evaluate the relationship between intraoperative reparations and postoperative strokes; and to assess the usefulness of external carotid reparation when it was occluded during the procedure.
Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research