Preoperative testing in noncardiac surgery patients: A survey amongst European anaesthesiologists

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 465-470

  Van Gelder, Fiona E ^a   De Graaff, Jurgen C ^a   Van Wolfswinkel, Leo ^a   Van Klei, Wilton A ^a  

^a Division of Anaesthesiology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Electrocadiography; Guideline; Noncardiac surgery; Preoperative assessment; Preoperative care

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EUROPE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL PATIENT;

AGED; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84868575004     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32835423f0     Document Type: Article

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