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De Jong, A., Chanques, G., Jaber, S. (2017). Mechanical Ventilation in Obese ICU Patients: From Intubation to Extubation. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2017. Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51908-1_23
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