Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 7 , Pages 1115-1118 , July 2006

Anesthesia monitoring by registered nurses during cataract surgery: Assessment of need for intraoperative anesthesia consultation

,Accepted 19 January 2006.

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PII: S0886-3350(06)00354-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.01.102

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery
Volume 32, Issue 7 , Pages 1115-1118 , July 2006

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