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¹Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, and Department of Anesthesiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway Section of Vascular Investigations, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway Department of Anesthesiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, and Department of Anesthesiology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.

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