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Practice in endoscopic cholangiopancreatography in Denmark differs from that in Britain

BMJ 1996; 313 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.313.7067.1263c (Published 16 November 1996) Cite this as: BMJ 1996;313:1263
  1. John Mansfield,
  2. Richard Charnley
  1. Medical senior registrar Consultant surgeon Gastroenterology Unit, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN

    EDITOR,—Jacob Rosenberg and colleagues' conclusion that premedication with metoprolol prevents myocardial ischaemia during endoscopic cholangiopancreatography has important implications for routine technique in this procedure.1 The applicability of this finding to current clinical practice in Britain, however, is unclear since there are considerable differences between the British Society of Gastroenterology's …

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