Pneumoperitoneum after Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Received: December 6, 2012 Accepted for publication: January 4, 2012 From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan Department of Surgery, Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan Department of Nursing, Min-Hwei College of Health Care Management, Tainan, Taiwan Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Chien-Ming Chao Departments of Intensive Care Medicine and Surgery, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan 201 Taikang,Taikang Village, Liuying District, Tainan City 73657, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Tel: (06)6226999 ext 77902 Fax: (06)6222548 E-mail: [email protected] Pneumoperitoneum after Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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