Predictors of Perioperative β-Blockade Use in Vascular Surgery: A Mail Survey of United States Anesthesiologists

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 330-336

  Ellis, John E ^a   Tung, Avery ^a   Lee, Hubert ^b   Kasza, Kristen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Virginia Medical Reserve Corps   (United States)

Author keywords

adrenergic antagonists; clinical practice variations; health care surveys; physicians' practice patterns; tachycardia; vascular surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGY; DATA COLLECTION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTAL SERVICE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34249711914     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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