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Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 102-104 , January 2010

Life-threatening postoperative hypoventilation after bariatric surgery

Scott F. Gallagher, M.D., F.A.C.S.
- Department of Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, Florida
- Reprint requests: Scott Gallagher, M.D., F.A.C.S., University of South Florida Health, University of South Florida College of Medicine, 1 Tampa General Circle, Suite F145, Tampa, FL 33606
Krista L. Haines, M.A.B.M.H.
- Department of Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, Florida
Lynn Osterlund, M.D.
- Department Anesthesiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, Florida
Michel Murr, M.D., F.A.C.S.
- Department of Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, Florida
John B. Downs, M.D., F.C.C.M.
- Department Anesthesiology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, Florida

Received 7 April 2009 ,Revised 8 April 2009 ,Accepted 8 April 2009.

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