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Complete recovery from prolonged cardiac arrest following self-administration of cisatracurium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 April 2005

V. Fodale
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatric and Anesthesiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
C. Praticò
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatric and Anesthesiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
T. Lucanto
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatric and Anesthesiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
A. T. Mazzeo
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatric and Anesthesiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
G. Pino
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatric and Anesthesiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
L. B. Santamaria
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatric and Anesthesiological Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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© 2005 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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