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. 2022 Feb;37(1):131-133.
doi: 10.4266/acc.2021.01739. Epub 2022 Feb 28.

Gravity-induced ischemia in the brain-and prone positioning for COVID-19 patients breathing spontaneously

J Howard Jaster  1 , Giulia Ottaviani  2
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Gravity-induced ischemia in the brain-and prone positioning for COVID-19 patients breathing spontaneously

J Howard Jaster et al. Acute Crit Care. 2022 Feb.
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