Anesthetic considerations for a steroid-dependent high-risk patient undergoing minimally invasive cardiac surgery (original) (raw)

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  1. London Health Sciences Centre, University Hospital, London, Canada
    Sanjay Goel MD, Bob Kiaii MD FRCSC & Daniel Bainbridge MD FRCPC

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  1. Sanjay Goel MD
  2. Bob Kiaii MD FRCSC
  3. Daniel Bainbridge MD FRCPC

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Goel, S., Kiaii, B. & Bainbridge, D. Anesthetic considerations for a steroid-dependent high-risk patient undergoing minimally invasive cardiac surgery.Can J Anaesth 55, 53–55 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03017599

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