General anaesthesia versus local anaesthesia for carotid surgery (GALA): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Categories: Carotid Endarterectomy Author: Banning AP, Bodenham AR, Colam B, Dellagrammaticas D, GALA Trial Collaborative Group, Gough M, Gough MJ, Horrocks M, Lewis SC, Liapis C, Rothwell PM, Torgerson D, Warlow CP