Perioperative myocardial ischaemia, heart rate and arrhythmia in patients undergoing thoracotomy: An observational study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 850-854

  Groves, J ^a,b   Edwards, N D ^a   Carr, B ^a,c   Sherry, K M ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complications, morbidity; Heart, arrhythmia; Heart, heart rate; Heart, ischaemia; Surgery, thoracic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0032703435     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/83.6.850     Document Type: Article

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