Amiodarone is a cost-neutral way of preventing atrial fibrillation after surgery for lung cancer

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 120-125

  Riber, Lars P ^a,b   Christensen, Thomas D ^a   Pilegaard, Hans K ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Pharmacology (cardiovascular); Postoperative care; Statistics (clinical trial); Surgery for lung cancer

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG CANCER; LUNG SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY ELDERLY;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PHARMACOLOGY (CARDIOVASCULAR); POSTOPERATIVE CARE; STATISTICS (CLINICAL TRIAL); SURGERY FOR LUNG CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84890449310     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt169     Document Type: Article

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