Regional versus general anesthesia for carotid endarterectomy: the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program perspective.

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Published in Surgery on June 27, 2012

Authors

Matthew A Schechter1, Cynthia K Shortell, John E Scarborough

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA. matthew.schechter@duke.edu

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