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Efficiency and safety of apnea test process under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: the most effective method remains questionable

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  1. Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive care, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France

    B. Champigneulle, V. Chhor, J. Mantz & D. Journois

  2. Paris Descartes University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France

    V. Chhor, J. Mantz & D. Journois

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Champigneulle, B., Chhor, V., Mantz, J. et al. Efficiency and safety of apnea test process under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: the most effective method remains questionable. Intensive Care Med 42, 1098–1099 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4265-z

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