A comprehensive appraisal of meta-analyses focusing on nonsurgical treatments aimed at decreasing perioperative mortality or major cardiac complications

Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 509-515

  Zambon, Massimo ^a   Biondi Zoccai, Giuseppe ^b   Bignami, Elena ^a   Ruggeri, Laura ^a   Zangrillo, Alberto ^a   Landoni, Giovanni ^c  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Meta analysis; Mortality; Myocardial infarction; Overview; Surgery; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CITATION ANALYSIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

ANESTHESIA; BIBLIOMETRICS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84867979390     PISSN: 09138668     EISSN: 14388359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00540-012-1372-z     Document Type: Article

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