Anaesthetists' knowledge of the QT interval in a teaching hospital

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 773-776

  Marshall, S D ^a   Myles, P S ^a,b,c  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, electrocardiogram: QT interval, torsades de pointes, droperidol, antiemetic, complications

Indexed keywords

DROPERIDOL;

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 30044432798     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0503300612     Document Type: Article

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