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Is use of epidural fibrin glue patch in patients with metastatic cancer appropriate?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 August 2005

I. Decramer ,
V. Fuzier ,
N. Franchitto  and
K. Samii
I. Decramer
Affiliation:
Département d'Anesthésie Réanimation, Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse Cedex, France
V. Fuzier
Affiliation:
Département d'Anesthésie Réanimation, Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse Cedex, France
N. Franchitto
Affiliation:
Département d'Anesthésie Réanimation, Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse Cedex, France
K. Samii
Affiliation:
Département d'Anesthésie Réanimation, Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse Cedex, France
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 22 , Issue 9 , September 2005 , pp. 724 - 725
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© 2005 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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