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A comparison of propofol and sevoflurane anaesthesia for percutaneous trigeminal ganglion compression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2005

F. Bilotta
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Policlinico Umberto I, University “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
F. Spinelli
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Policlinico Umberto I, University “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
G. Centola
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Policlinico Umberto I, University “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
R. Caramia
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Policlinico Umberto I, University “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
G. Rosa
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Policlinico Umberto I, University “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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2005 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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