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Effects of obesity on wash-in and wash-out kinetics of sevoflurane

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2004

A. Casati
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Vita-Salute University of Milano, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
C. Marchetti
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Vita-Salute University of Milano, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
E. Spreafico
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Vita-Salute University of Milano, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
D. Mamo
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Vita-Salute University of Milano, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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2004 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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