Perioperative Beta-Blocker Therapy and Mortality after Major Noncardiac Surgery
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- 28 July 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 353 (4), 349-361
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa041895
Abstract
Despite limited evidence from randomized trials, perioperative treatment with beta-blockers is now widely advocated. We assessed the use of perioperative beta-blockers and their association with in-hospital mortality in routine clinical practice.Keywords
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