Remifentanil-Propofol Sedation as an Ambulatory Anesthesia for Carpal Tunnel Release
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Lee, Jae-Jun
(Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, School of Medicine, Hallym University)
Hwang, Sung-Mi (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, School of Medicine, Hallym University) Jang, Ji-Su (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, School of Medicine, Hallym University) Lim, So-Young (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, School of Medicine, Hallym University) Heo, Dong-Hwa (Department of Neurosurgery, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, School of Medicine, Hallym University) Cho, Yong-Jun (Department of Neurosurgery, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, School of Medicine, Hallym University) |
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