Mortality related to anaesthesia in France: analysis of deaths related to airway complications.

Y. Auroy; D. Benhamou; F. Péquignot; M. Bovet; E. Jougla; A. Lienhart

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Mortality related to anaesthesia in France: analysis of deaths related to airway complications.

April 8, 2009

Auroy Y, Benhamou D, Péquignot F, et al. Anaesthesia. 2009;64(4):366-70.

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Anesthesia-related mortality sharply declined in France over a 15-year period.

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