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Li-Kuei Chen1, Mao-Hsien Wang, Hong-Jyh Yang

  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsinchu City Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei Department of Anesthesiology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City Department of Anesthesiology, En-Chu-Kon Hospital, Taipei Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsinchu City Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei Department of Urology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei Division of Urology, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch, Taipei National United University Commission for General Education, Miaoli, Taiwan.

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