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Severe hypoxaemia following intravenous nitroglycerine administration in an obese patient: case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2005

P. Karaaslan
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Baskent University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
A. Dönmez
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Baskent University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
G. Arslan
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Baskent University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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© 2005 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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