The management of patients with ischaemic heart disease undergoing non-cardiac elective surgery: A survey of Australian and New Zealand clinical practice

Anaesthesia

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 428-434

  Price, Darcy J ^a   Kluger, M T ^a   Fletcher, T ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adrenergic beta antagonists; Anaesthesia; Cardiovascular; Myocardial ischaemia

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEW ZEALAND; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSICIAN; POSTAL MAIL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AUSTRALIA; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 2342597210     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2003.03656.x     Document Type: Article

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