Anesthesia in a patient with arginase deficiency: implications and management
Naresh Kaul,
Naresh Kaul
Department of Anesthesia & ICU, National Trauma Centre, Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this author Rashid M. Khan,
Rashid M. Khan
Department of Anesthesia & ICU, National Trauma Centre, Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this author Pradeep K. Sharma,
Pradeep K. Sharma
Department of Anesthesia & ICU, National Trauma Centre, Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this author Ashok Sumant,
Ashok Sumant
Department of Anesthesia & ICU, National Trauma Centre, Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (email: [email protected] )
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Naresh Kaul,
Naresh Kaul
Department of Anesthesia & ICU, National Trauma Centre, Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this author Rashid M. Khan,
Rashid M. Khan
Department of Anesthesia & ICU, National Trauma Centre, Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this author Pradeep K. Sharma,
Pradeep K. Sharma
Department of Anesthesia & ICU, National Trauma Centre, Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (email: [email protected] )
Search for more papers by this author Ashok Sumant,
Ashok Sumant
Department of Anesthesia & ICU, National Trauma Centre, Khoula Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (email: [email protected] )
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First published: 06 October 2008
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