Carotid endarterectomy under local anaesthesia.
Carotid endarterectomy has been widely used for the surgical treatment of carotid stenosis, and may be performed under either general or local anaesthesia. This article examines the relative merits of both techniques for carotid endarterectomy, and describes the local anaesthetic technique used by the authors for this procedure.
O'Hare
D J
DJ
Department of Anaesthesia, Peterborough District Hospital.
Bodenham
A R
AR
D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D016894:Endarterectomy, Carotid / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans