Supraventricular arrhythmia in patients having noncardiac surgery: Clinical correlates and effect on length of stay

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 279-285

  Polanczyk, Carisi A ^b   Goldman, Lee ^c   Marcantonio, Edward R ^b   Orav, E John ^b   Lee, Thomas H ^a  

^a Partners Community HealthCare Inc   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 0031828095     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-129-4-199808150-00003     Document Type: Article

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