Perioperative beta-blocker therapy and mortality after major noncardiac surgery

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 353, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 349-361

  Lindenauer, Peter K ^a,b   Pekow, Penelope ^a,c   Wang, Kaijun ^c   Mamidi, Dheeresh K ^c   Gutierrez, Benjamin ^d   Benjamin, Evan M ^a,b  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d Premier Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR SURGERY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UNITED STATES; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEART INFARCTION; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SURGERY;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 22844447051     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa041895     Document Type: Article

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