Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 237-247 , September 2009

Ultrasound use in non-cardiac surgery

  • Ulrich Schwemmer, MD (Consultant)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesia University Hospital Wuerzburg, Oberduerrbacher Str. 6, GE- 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49 931 201 30040.
    • ,
  • Joerg Brederlau, MD (Chairman)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesia Hospital Hanau, Leimenstr. 20, 63450 Hanau, Germany
    • ,
  • Norbert Roewer, MD (Professor and Chairman)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesia University Hospital Wuerzburg, Oberduerrbacher Str. 6, GE- 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany

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doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2009.02.003

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