The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 2 , Pages 512-513 , February 2010

A complementary technique to carbon dioxide de-airing in open cardiac operations?

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PII: S0022-5223(09)01327-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.09.056

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 2 , Pages 512-513 , February 2010

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