Anesthesiologists' preferences for preoperative cardiac evaluation before vascular surgery: Results of a mail survey

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 402-409

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Fairfax Medical Reserve Corps   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesiologists; Guidelines; Medical decision making; Physician adherence; Preoperative cardiac evaluation; Stress echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART STRESS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL STRESS; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DATA COLLECTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 77957196719     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2009.10.017     Document Type: Article

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