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Case 14: Septoplasty

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Dr. Pia was annoyed. It was Friday afternoon, shortly before quitting time, and she was sent to do a preoperative evaluation. Actually, she had planned to leave the hospital at 4 p.m. on the dot and set off on a weekend trip to the beach with a friend. “I bet my attending wont be working late,” she mumbled to herself.

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Martin, K., Hänsel, M., Domino, K.B., Hübler, M. (2014). Case 14: Septoplasty. In: Hübler, M., Koch, T., Domino, K. (eds) Complications and Mishaps in Anesthesia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45407-3_14

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