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Published in: Critical Care 3/2002

01-06-2003 | Letter

Passive leg elevation and head-down tilt: effects and duration of changes

Author: Gerard McHugh

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 3/2002

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I am intrigued by the recent further evaluation of passive leg elevation (PLE) in the perioperative period for patients undergoing cardiac surgery [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
Passive leg elevation and head-down tilt: effects and duration of changes
Author
Gerard McHugh
Publication date
01-06-2003
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 3/2002
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc2186

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