Cardiac arrest during anesthesia.

Mathias Zuercher; Wolfgang Ummenhofer

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Cardiac arrest during anesthesia.

August 20, 2008

Zuercher M, Ummenhofer W. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2008;14(3):269-74.

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This article reviews factors contributing to anesthesia-related cardiac arrests and details prevention strategies.

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