Review: evidence of benefit for perioperative beta-blockers in noncardiac surgery is unreliable

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Savita Kalra et al. ACP J Club. 2006 Jan-Feb.

. 2006 Jan-Feb;144(1):17.

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Should my outpatient center have a beta-blocker protocol?
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