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Case 78: A Neurosurgical Case with a Sudden Disappearance of the Arterial Line Waveform

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A 57-year-old female (ASA3, weight 148 lbs and height 5′6″) is scheduled for the clipping of a left temporal arterial venous malformation. Her past history is significant for COPD, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type 1. Her laboratory values and preanesthetic vital signs are all within normal limits.

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Brock-Utne, J.G. (2017). Case 78: A Neurosurgical Case with a Sudden Disappearance of the Arterial Line Waveform. In: Clinical Anesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71467-7_78

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