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Successful sequential double-lung transplantation for adult respiratory distress syndrome after long-term mechanical ventilation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2004

J. Barrio
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain
C. Sánchez
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain
F. Ramos
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain
R. Montero
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain
P. Morales
Affiliation:
Department of Pneumology, Hospital Universitario La Fe Valencia, Spain
A. Solé
Affiliation:
Department of Pneumology, Hospital Universitario La Fe Valencia, Spain
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2004 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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