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The use of oesophageal Doppler cardiac output measurement to optimize fluid management during colorectal surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2004

M. R. McFall
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Worthing Hospital, West Sussex, UK
W. G. A. Woods
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Worthing Hospital, West Sussex, UK
H. G. Wakeling
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesia, Worthing Hospital, West Sussex, UK
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2004 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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