Temporal trends in anesthetic practice during left atrial appendage occlusion in Hong Kong: A single-centre retrospective cohort study.

J Clin Anesth

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong. Electronic address:

Published: August 2023

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