title: Patient care following carotid endarterectomy.
abstract: Individuals with carotid artery disease often enter the health care system for surgery. Since carotid endarterectomy is a surgical procedure with associated risks, it is essential for health care providers to understand operative interventions and cardiac and neurologic responses to provide competent postoperative care.
authors.affiliation: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cicoca
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Keller
mesh_terms: D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D018579:Patient Selection; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*