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Aprotinin and microvascular thrombosis in cardiac surgery

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  1. Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRRCS Policlinico S. Donato, San Donato Milanese (Milan), Italy

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Ranucci, M. Aprotinin and microvascular thrombosis in cardiac surgery. Intensive Care Med 34, 1175–1176 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1043-6

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