Prophylactic β-blockade to prevent myocardial infarction perioperatively in high-risk patients who undergo general surgical procedures

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 216-222

  Taylor, Rebecca C ^a   Pagliarello, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT CODING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0038465030     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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