Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation should not be performed on confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients
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عنوان ژورنال: Resuscitation
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0300-9572
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2020.05.040