Life after death: the aftermath of perioperative catastrophes.

Farnaz M. Gazoni; Marcel E. Durieux; Lynda Wells

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Life after death: the aftermath of perioperative catastrophes.

August 6, 2008

Gazoni FM, Durieux ME, Wells L. Anesth Analg. 2008;107(2):591-600.

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This review addresses how patient death in the operating room affects anesthesiologists and examines strategies for how clinicians and facilities can proceed following such events.

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