Survey of cancellation rate of hypertensive patients undergoing anaesthesia and elective surgery

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 789-793

  Dix, P ^a   Howell, S ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, general; Arterial pressure; Complications, hypertension; Complications, peri operative

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034986749     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/86.6.789     Document Type: Article

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