Evaluation of cardiology consultations sought from the anaesthesia clinic

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 199-201

  Minai, Fauzia N ^a   Kamal, Rahana S ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cardiac risk; Criteria; Pre operative assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONSULTATION; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 3142664515     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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