Lessons learned from a randomised controlled study of perioperative beta blockade in high risk patients undergoing emergency surgery

Surgeon

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 139-143

  Neary, W D ^a   McCrirrick, A ^a   Foy, C ^a   Heather, B P ^a   Earnshaw, J J ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beta blockers; Emergency surgery; General surgery; Outcome research

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PLACEBO; TROPONIN T;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GENERAL SURGERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 33744546157     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-666X(06)80083-1     Document Type: Article

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