Is opioid-free anaesthesia relevant in humanitarian settings?: Beyond usual perspectives.

Eur J Anaesthesiol

From the Medecins sans Frontières, Paris (EB, MT, CR) and Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France (EB).

Published: August 2022

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