Preoperative cardiac drug administration in general surgical patients: A completed audit

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1300-1302

  Corfield, Lorraine F ^a,b   Trivedi, P M ^a   Wilson, D ^a  

^a KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Cardiac drugs; Preoperative

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSING STAFF; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL PATIENT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 33748563919     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.01002.x     Document Type: Review

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