Local versus general anaesthesia for carotid endarterectomy

CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of stroke and death were not convincingly different between local and general anaesthesia for people undergoing carotid endarterectomy. The current evidence supports the choice of either approach. Further high-quality studies are still needed as the evidence is of limited reliability.PMID:34642940 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD000126.pub5

Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - October 13, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Amaraporn Rerkasem Saritphat Orrapin Dominic Pj Howard Sothida Nantakool Kittipan Rerkasem Source Type: research