New device for temporary hemorrhage control in penetrating injuries to the ventricles
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Department of Surgery, St. Michael’s Hospital University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, University of Toronto, St. Michael’s Hospital University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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