A prospective evaluation of the value of preoperative laboratory testing for office anesthesia and sedation

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 16-20

  Haug, Richard H ^a,b,c   Reifeis, Robert L ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ORAL SURGERY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SEDATION;

EID: 0032902438     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(99)90623-7     Document Type: Article

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