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General anaesthesia for a super obese patient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2005

Y. Leykin ,
T. Pellis ,
G. Albano  and
G. Zannier
Y. Leykin
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Santa Maria degli Angeli Hospital, Pordenone, Italy
T. Pellis
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Santa Maria degli Angeli Hospital, Pordenone, Italy
G. Albano
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Santa Maria degli Angeli Hospital, Pordenone, Italy
G. Zannier
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Santa Maria degli Angeli Hospital, Pordenone, Italy
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 22 , Issue 10 , October 2005 , pp. 802 - 804
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© 2005 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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