Researchers Study Use Of Preoperative Beta-blockers

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Researchers Study Use Of Preoperative Beta-blockers

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A regional quality improvement effort aimed at increasing the use of preoperative beta-blocker (BB) usage to help prevent postoperative myocardial infarction (POMI) was revealed today at the 64th

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