β blockers for patients at risk of cardiac events during non-cardiac surgery

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7522, 2005, Pages 919-920

  Bolsin, Stephen ^a   Colson, Mark ^a  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METOPROLOL;

ANESTHESIA; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEATH; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC SURGERY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NONCARDIAC SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 27144521649     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7522.919     Document Type: Editorial

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