Rare Case of Transcutaneous Oxygen Desaturation in a Cancer Patient: A Case Report and Diagnostic Approach for a

Kaspar F Bachmann1, Mathias Nebiker2, Caroline Johner3

  • 1From the Department of Anaesthesiology & Pain Medicine.

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|July 28, 2018
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