Anesthetic Challenges during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgeries for pediatric empyema thoracis: A case series
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Respiratory Care
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2277-9019
DOI: 10.4103/ijrc.ijrc_80_20