Perioperative cardiac arrests in a Southeast Asian University Teaching Hospital over fifteen years

  • Aliya Ahmed
  • Mohammad Ali
  • Fauzia Khan
  • Mueenullah Khan
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Keywords

Cardiac Arrest Intensive Care Unit Admission Noncardiac Surgery Post Anesthesia Care Unit Neuraxial Anesthesia 
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© Canadian Anesthesiologists 2008

Authors and Affiliations

  • Aliya Ahmed
    • 1
  • Mohammad Ali
    • 1
  • Fauzia Khan
    • 1
  • Mueenullah Khan
    • 1
  1. 1.AnaesthesiaAga Khan UniversityKarachiPakistan

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