Title: The premedication of cardiac surgical patients
Abstract: AnaesthesiaVolume 30, Issue 4 p. 459-470 Free Access The premedication of cardiac surgical patients A clinical comparison of four regimes S. M. LYONS, S. M. LYONS S. M. Lyons, BSc, MB, FFARCS, Consultant Anaesthetist, Cardiac Surgical Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, R. S. J. Clarke, BSc, MD, PhD, FFARCS, Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Victoria Hospital, and Reader in Anaesthetics, The Queen's University of Belfast, Katerina Vulgaraki, MD, formerly Registrar in Anaesthetics, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.Search for more papers by this authorR. S. J. CLARKE, R. S. J. CLARKE S. M. Lyons, BSc, MB, FFARCS, Consultant Anaesthetist, Cardiac Surgical Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, R. S. J. Clarke, BSc, MD, PhD, FFARCS, Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Victoria Hospital, and Reader in Anaesthetics, The Queen's University of Belfast, Katerina Vulgaraki, MD, formerly Registrar in Anaesthetics, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.Search for more papers by this authorKATERINA VULGARAKI, KATERINA VULGARAKI S. M. Lyons, BSc, MB, FFARCS, Consultant Anaesthetist, Cardiac Surgical Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, R. S. J. Clarke, BSc, MD, PhD, FFARCS, Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Victoria Hospital, and Reader in Anaesthetics, The Queen's University of Belfast, Katerina Vulgaraki, MD, formerly Registrar in Anaesthetics, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.Search for more papers by this author S. M. LYONS, S. M. LYONS S. M. Lyons, BSc, MB, FFARCS, Consultant Anaesthetist, Cardiac Surgical Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, R. S. J. Clarke, BSc, MD, PhD, FFARCS, Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Victoria Hospital, and Reader in Anaesthetics, The Queen's University of Belfast, Katerina Vulgaraki, MD, formerly Registrar in Anaesthetics, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.Search for more papers by this authorR. S. J. CLARKE, R. S. J. CLARKE S. M. Lyons, BSc, MB, FFARCS, Consultant Anaesthetist, Cardiac Surgical Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, R. S. J. Clarke, BSc, MD, PhD, FFARCS, Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Victoria Hospital, and Reader in Anaesthetics, The Queen's University of Belfast, Katerina Vulgaraki, MD, formerly Registrar in Anaesthetics, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.Search for more papers by this authorKATERINA VULGARAKI, KATERINA VULGARAKI S. M. Lyons, BSc, MB, FFARCS, Consultant Anaesthetist, Cardiac Surgical Unit, Royal Victoria Hospital, R. S. J. Clarke, BSc, MD, PhD, FFARCS, Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Victoria Hospital, and Reader in Anaesthetics, The Queen's University of Belfast, Katerina Vulgaraki, MD, formerly Registrar in Anaesthetics, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.Search for more papers by this author First published: July 1975 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1975.tb00893.xCitations: 6AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References 1 Lee, J.A.(1963) Editorial. 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