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Optimization of the Perioperative Period in High-Risk Patients

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Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine — A.P.I.C.E.

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Cardiovascular complications, respiratory events and allergic reactions represent the most frequent adverse events in patients undergoing surgery and anaesthesia [1, 2].

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Hammerle, A.F., Tatschl, C. (1999). Optimization of the Perioperative Period in High-Risk Patients. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine — A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2145-7_15

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