Treatment with β-blockers and incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder after cardiac surgery: A prospective observational study

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 265-269

  Tarsitani, Lorenzo ^a   De Santis, Vincenzo ^b   Mistretta, Martino ^a   Parmigiani, Giovanna ^a   Zampetti, Giulia ^b   Roselli, Valentina ^a   Vitale, Domenico ^b   Tritapepe, Luigi ^b   Biondi, Massimo ^a   Picardi, Angelo ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

blockers; cardiac surgery; post traumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARVEDILOL; METOPROLOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858151838     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2011.09.011     Document Type: Article

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