The safety of perioperative esmolol: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 267-281

  Yu, Savio K H ^a   Tait, Gordon ^a   Karkouti, Keyvan ^a   Wijeysundera, Duminda ^a   McCluskey, Stuart ^a   Beattie, W Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ESMOLOL; FENTANYL; LIDOCAINE; METHOHEXITAL; NICARDIPINE; PLACEBO; PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INDUCED HYPOTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LOADING DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SIDE EFFECT; STROKE; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79251612850     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182025af7     Document Type: Article

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