The potential preventability of postoperative myocardial infarction: underuse of perioperative beta-adrenergic blockade.

Author Department

Medicine

Document Type

Article, Peer-reviewed

Publication Date

4-1-2004

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Among selected patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery, beta-adrenergic blockade has been shown to reduce the risk for postoperative cardiac complications and mortality. We sought to determine how often postoperative MI might be considere

Publication ISSN

0003-9926

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