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Chapter 41 - Postoperative Admission to the Intensive Care Unit

from Section 4 - Postoperative Management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 November 2017

By
Bertrand Guidet ,
Caroline Thomas ,
Guillaume Leblanc ,
Ariane Boumendil  and
Dominique Pateron
Edited by
Gabriella Bettelli
Gabriella Bettelli
Affiliation:
University of San Marino
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Perioperative Care of the Elderly
Clinical and Organizational Aspects
 , pp. 277 - 282
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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