Cervical epidural anaesthesia for carotid artery surgery
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Anaesthesia for carotid artery surgery.
Twenty-one carotid endarterectomies were performed on 18 patients anaesthetised during droperidol, fentanyl and a cervical plexus block. This technique permitted testing for motor function during carotid clamping, and allowed the operation to proceed safely without a shunt in the majority of patients.
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0832-610X,1496-8975
DOI: 10.1007/bf03005590