Annals of vascular surgery
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Hemodynamic changes in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy under cervical block and general anesthesia.
The objective of this study was to assess differences in hemodynamic stability for patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) under general anesthesia (GA) as compared with cervical block anesthesia (CBA). ⋯ For patients undergoing CEA, CBA resulted in less hemodynamic fluctuations and fewer intraoperative vasoactive medication requirements as compared with GA.