Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 131-135 , January 2008

ECMO for resuscitation of an infant immediately post-op VSD closure and RVOT repair: A case report of possible malignant hyperthermia

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doi: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2007.10.008

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 131-135 , January 2008

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