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ReviewJournal of anesthesia2016

Beta-blockers in vascular surgery patients: is the debate still going on?

George Galyfos, Konstantinos Filis, Fragiska Sigala, Georgios Geropapas

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Review in Journal of anesthesia, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

George GalyfosVascular Surgery Division, First Propedeutic Department of Surgery, University of Athens Medical School, Hippocration Hospital, 6 Melinas Merkouri Str., Neon Irakleion, 14122, Athens, Greece. georgegalyfos@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-6077-007X
Konstantinos FilisVascular Surgery Division, First Propedeutic Department of Surgery, University of Athens Medical School, Hippocration Hospital, 6 Melinas Merkouri Str., Neon Irakleion, 14122, Athens, Greece.
Fragiska SigalaVascular Surgery Division, First Propedeutic Department of Surgery, University of Athens Medical School, Hippocration Hospital, 6 Melinas Merkouri Str., Neon Irakleion, 14122, Athens, Greece.
Georgios GeropapasDepartment of Vascular Surgery, KAT General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRKAT General Hospital of Attica · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients undergoing vascular surgery are under increased risk for perioperative myocardial ischemia and cardiovascular complications, and optimal medical treatment is therefore imperative for these patients. Beta-blockade has been introduced as a cornerstone of optimal management, and standardized preoperative initiation has been recommended in the past. However, recent pooled data have questioned prior recommendations and have led to revision of international guidelines. This review aims to highlight the debate on perioperative beta-blockade for vascular surgery patients in order to produce useful conclusions for everyday clinical practice.

Indexed as

Adrenergic beta-AntagonistsCardiovascular DiseasesCoronary Artery DiseaseHumansPerioperative CareRiskVascular Surgical ProceduresAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsBeta-blockersPerioperative managementVascular surgery

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PMID27518725
OpenAlexW2515418539

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