Reduction of postoperative mortality: pattern of use of β-blockade, bias, or both?

Anesthesiology. 2011 May;114(5):1246-7; author reply 1248-9. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3182137dc1.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / adverse effects
  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use*
  • Aged
  • Atenolol / adverse effects
  • Atenolol / therapeutic use*
  • Bias*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Logistic Models
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Infarction / prevention & control
  • Postoperative Complications / mortality*
  • Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Risk Factors
  • Risk Reduction Behavior
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
  • Atenolol