[Advantages of endarterectomy of the carotid arteries under local anesthesia].

Analysis of the postoperative results of carotid endarterectomy under local anesthesia in 40 patients showed the possibilities of this type of anesthesia in evaluation of cerebral collateral circulation. The method allowed the use of temporary intraluminal shunt to be rejected in all patients and intraoperative ischemic complications on the part of the brain were not encountered in any of them. A high correlation between the results of EEG and the intraoperative evaluation of tolerance of the brain to ischemia was registered.