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Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Revue canadienne des soins respiratoires et critiques et de la médecine du sommeil
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Case Reports

Rapid resolution of refractory hypoxemia and vascular spiders following liver transplantation

Allison Lovea Division of Respiratory Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; ;b Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;
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Rachel Jena Division of Respiratory Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; ;b Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada;
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Lindsay Van Tongerenb Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; ;c Division of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
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C. Francis Ryana Division of Respiratory Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; ;b Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 323-328 | Published online: 23 May 2022

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