Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy - Topic Anaesthesiology

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The consensus statement of the Section of Paediatric Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy of the Polish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy on anaesthesia in children over 3 years of age

Alicja Bartkowska-Śniatkowska, Marzena Zielińska, Magdalena Mierzewska-Schmidt, Jowita Biernawska, Elżbieta Byrska-Maciejasz, Maciej Cettler, Magdalena Chęcicka, Maria Damps, Anna Kubica-Cielińska, Małgorzata Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz, Jowita Rosada-Kurasińska, Beata Rybojad, Tomasz Sikorski, Magdalena Świder, Mariola Tałałaj, Izabela Pągowska-Klimek

Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther 2025;57(1):304-331

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ait/211919

Abstract

eISSN:	1731-2531
ISSN:	1642-5758

Topic Anaesthesiology - regional anaesthesia

The consensus statement of the Section of Paediatric Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy of the Polish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy on anaesthesia in children over 3 years of age

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