Does Bloodless Care Significantly Improve Patient Outcomes?

Anesth Analg

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea,

Published: February 2023

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