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Anesthetic management for cesarean section in a patient with paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia: A case report

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Okutani, R., Fujita, A. & Fukuda, T. Anesthetic management for cesarean section in a patient with paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia: A case report. J Anesth 9, 96–98 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02482049

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