Management of patients taking herbal medicines in the perioperative period: A survey of practice and policies within Anaesthetic Departments in the United Kingdom

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-15

  Hogg, Lucy A ^a   Foo, Irwin ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Herbal medicine; Herbalism; Medicine herbal; Perioperative care; Policy analysis; Policy making

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECHINACEA; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG INTERACTION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ANESTHESIOLOGY; DRUG INTERACTIONS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77449096469     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32832f0878     Document Type: Review

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