Little is known about factors that predict return to work following carpal tunnel release. Patients enrolled in a prospective, community-based study of carpal tunnel syndrome in Maine were evaluated with standardized questionnaires preoperatively and 6 months following carpal tunnel release. Univari
Predictors of return to work following carotid endarterectomy
โ Scribed by R. S. Vohra; P. A. Coughlin; P. McShane; M. Bains; K. A. Laughlan; M. J. Gough; on behalf of the General Anaesthetic versus Local Anaesthetic for carotid endarterectomy (GALA) trial collaborators
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 92 KB
- Volume
- 95
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.6247
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## Abstract ## Background Carotid endarterectomy reduces the risk of stroke and death in patients with severe carotid artery stenosis. This study examined whether the technique used to close the arteriotomy influenced the rate of perioperative transient ischaemic attack (TIA), stroke or death. ##