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Case Reports

Brain death due to fat embolism — could moderate hypercapnia and prone position be blamed for the tonsillar herniation?

Rafael KawatiCentral Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anders LarssonCentral Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
Pages 276-278 | Received 15 May 2013, Accepted 17 Jun 2013, Published online: 27 Aug 2013

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