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. 2024 Jan;73(1):40-43.
doi: 10.1007/s00101-023-01322-z. Epub 2023 Aug 11.

Anesthesia in the separation of conjoined twins (omphalopagus)-Example of a practical approach

Nicolas Leister  1 , Sirin Yücetepe  2 , Christoph Ulrichs  2 , Christoph Menzel  2 , Martin Dübbers  3 , Angela Kribs  4 , Bernd W Böttiger  2 , Uwe Trieschmann  2
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Anesthesia in the separation of conjoined twins (omphalopagus)-Example of a practical approach

Nicolas Leister et al. Anaesthesiologie. 2024 Jan.
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Conflict of interest statement

N. Leister, S. Yücetepe, C. Ulrichs, C. Menzel, M. Dübbers, A. Kribs, B.W. Böttiger and U. Trieschmann declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Photograph of the operating room during the simulation trial showing the positioning of equipment; red: position of equipment patient I; yellow: position of equipment patient II
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Fig. 2
a Omphalopagus at top of adult operating table. b Intubation of the left twin (I). c Status after anesthesia induction: position of i.v. lines and ventilation tubes (red: I/yellow: II). d Position after separation: (red: I/yellow: II)
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