Preoperative medical consultations: Impact on perioperative management and surgical outcome

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 697-702

  Katz, Robert I ^a   Cimino, Linda ^a   Vitkun, Stephen A ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIST; CONSULTATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27844482149     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03016556     Document Type: Review

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