Should Total Intravenous Anesthesia Be Used to Prevent the Occupational Waste Anesthetic Gas Exposure of Pregnant Women in Operating Rooms?
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عنوان ژورنال: Anesthesia & Analgesia
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0003-2999
DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000003410