Carotid artery surgery a problem based approach

• Other Authors: Naylor, A. Ross (Editor), Mackey, William C. 1950- (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London; New York W.B. Saunders 2000; 2000
• Subjects: Carotid Arteries > surgery
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• Physical Description: xiv, 408 pages illustrations 26 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780702024320; 0702024325

A highly clinical, practical book on carotid diseases, which focuses on management options. For each management question an expert from Europe and from the US offer their views, and for particularly controversial topics more than one author has been invited to comment. Conclusions or management options are summarised in a box at the conclusion of each topic, which allows easy referral. The book is divided up into three main parts, covering pre-operative work-up, operative aspects and post-operative care. Chapters include evidence-based recommendations and experts personal opinions and reflect on-going clinical debate.Practical, focussed and clinically relevant. Highlights the most controversial issues with expert opinions on each.Management options summarised for easy referral. An up-to-date summary on the challenging area of carotid disease.Reflects on-going clinical practice. Includes evidence-based information.Covers many practical and controversial issues that are not mentioned in the mainstream textbooks. Includes expert input from 60 experienced clinicians from the US and Europe.Reflects queries and problems faced by surgeons in their day-to-day work