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. 2022 Sep 9;7(4):e157.
doi: 10.1097/j.pbj.0000000000000157. eCollection 2022 Jul-Aug.

Anesthesia-related unexpected cardiac arrest- What are we doing wrong on preoperative evaluation?

Catarina Vieira  1 , Filipa Sales  1 , Inês Coles  1 , Mariana M Cunha  1
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Anesthesia-related unexpected cardiac arrest- What are we doing wrong on preoperative evaluation?

Catarina Vieira et al. Porto Biomed J. .
No abstract available

Keywords: anesthesia; cardiac arrest; cardiovascular risk stratification; functional capacity; heart failure.

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