“Awake surgery” is considered as the gold standard for carotid endarterectomy. Hereby, we report efficacy and safety of “ultrasound-guided sheath block combined with superficial cervical plexus technique” Even successfully showed this technique in our study, further studies are necessary to evaluate effectiveness endarterectomy or without combinations determine optimum dose local anesthetic a s...

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BACKGROUND Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) is another treatment option for hepato-biliary tract abnormalities. The authors studied anesthetic data as a basis for further research. METHOD Retrospectively analyzed the patients on whom ERCP had been performed during the period of January, 1999 to November, 2003 in Siriraj Hospital. The patients' characteristics, preanesthe...

AANA Journal/June 2007/Vol. 75, No. 3 193 Carotid endarterectomy is a procedure used to treat severe atherosclerotic occlusive disease involving the internal carotid arteries, most often at the common carotid artery bifurcation. The operation is performed by opening the common carotid arteries and the proximal internal carotid arteries in the neck, removing plaques from the inside of the arteri...