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Cardiac tamponade as a rare complication of pediatric perforated appendicitis

Authors: Bibek Saha, BMSc, Kazuyoshi Aoyama, MD, PhD, Mark Levine, MBBCh, FRCPC

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Title: Cardiac tamponade as a rare complication of pediatric perforated appendicitis
Authors: Bibek Saha, BMSc
Kazuyoshi Aoyama, MD, PhD
Mark Levine, MBBCh, FRCPC
Publication date: 01-05-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Pleural Effusion
Pericardiocentesis
Appendicitis
Appendicitis
Appendectomy
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-019-01529-y