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. 2021 May;76(5):717-718.
doi: 10.1111/anae.15436. Epub 2021 Feb 16.

Intravenous lidocaine: it's all about a risk-benefit analysis

M W Hollmann  1 , H Hermanns  1 , P Kranke  2 , M E Durieux  3
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Intravenous lidocaine: it's all about a risk-benefit analysis

M W Hollmann et al. Anaesthesia. 2021 May.
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