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"Today you operate on a 250 lb.
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Why can't you push the envelope a little bit more?"
Dr. Sinha's dynamic talk
touched on the realities of hosting surgical patients with
increasing numbers of comorbidities, and when facility leaders should consult with anestheD E C E M B E R 2013 | S U P P L E M E N T
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