Current management of patients taking herbal medicines: A survey of anaesthetic practice in the UK

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 597-602

  McKenzie, Alistair G ^a   Simpson, K R ^b  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education, medical, undergraduate, graduate, continuing; Herb drug interactions; Intraoperative complications; Medicine, herbal; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

ECHINACEA EXTRACT; EPHEDRA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; KAVA EXTRACT; SENNA EXTRACT; VALERIAN;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; ATTITUDE; DRUG USE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG INTERACTIONS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; PLANT PREPARATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 23244460528     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0265021505001006     Document Type: Review

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