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Local Versus General Anaesthetic for Carotid Endarterectomy
Stroke 36:169-170, Rerkasem,K.,et al, 2005
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Article Abstract
Nonrandomized comparisons suggest that CEA under local anesthesia (LA) is associated with a lower operative risk of stroke and death than CEA under general anesthesia (GA), but such data are potentially unreliable and randomized studies are required.
 
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