- Abstract:
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OBJECTIVES: perioperative stroke reduces the clinical effectiveness of carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Postoperative thrombotic stroke may be reduced in incidence by the use of transcranial Doppler-directed Dextran-40 therapy. This programme requires the purchase of additional equipment and employment of more staff. This study examined whether this additional financial outlay was cost-effective in terms of saving expenditure by preventing postoperative thrombotic stroke. MATERIALS AND METHODS: ...
Expand abstract - Publication status:
- Published
- Journal:
- European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery
- Volume:
- 19
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 56-61
- Publication date:
- 2000-01-05
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1532-2165
- ISSN:
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1078-5884
- URN:
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uuid:8ff82d14-8431-4e0f-939f-8dc04271912a
- Source identifiers:
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162673
- Local pid:
- pubs:162673
- Copyright date:
- 2000
Journal article
Transcranial Doppler-directed Dextran-40 therapy is a cost-effective method of preventing carotid thrombosis after carotid endarterectomy.
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