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All medical treatment could be associated with an injury or unexpected side-effects that can be added to the usual course of the disease, but which are not linked to the disease itself. Both mild and severe patient injuries may occur in response to anaesthesia.
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Leykin, Y., Noal, N. (2008). Side Effects Induced by Anaesthetic Manipulation or by Surgical Operation. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0773-4_32
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