Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 36-39 , February 2003

Early extubation after single-lung transplantation: Analysis of the first 106 cases

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☆ Address reprint requests to Lise Nørrekjær Hansen, MD, Hostrups Have 7, 3th, 1954 Frederiksberg, Denmark. E-mail: norrekjaer@dadlnet.dk

PII: S1053-0770(02)47707-5

doi: 10.1053/jcan.2003.7

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 36-39 , February 2003

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