The usefulness of routine Preoperative Chest X-rays and ECGS: A prospective audit

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 340-343

  Lim, Evangeline H L ^a   Liu, E H C ^b  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Audit; Chest X ray; Electrocardiogram; Preoperative test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 0141748449     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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