ANAESTHESIOLOGY - GENERAL ANAESTHESIA / LETTER TO EDITOR
Overcoming cognitive barriers in a CICO emergency: situational awareness and the lone responder
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Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Rivoli Hospital, Rivoli, Italy
Submission date: 2026-02-27
Final revision date: 2026-06-18
Acceptance date: 2026-08-26
Publication date: 2026-10-02
Corresponding author
Ubaldo La Brocca
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Rivoli Hospital, Strada Rivalta 29, 10098 Rivoli (TO), Italy
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Rivoli Hospital, Strada Rivalta 29, 10098 Rivoli (TO), Italy
Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther 2026;58(1):209-211
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