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The number of polytraumatised patients in Slovenia as in the rest of the world is constantly increasing. The leading causes of death are primary brain trauma, failure of one vital organ or multiple organ failure (MOF).
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Kremžar, B., Špec-Marn, A. (1996). Optimisation of Oxygen Transport in Polytraumatised Patients. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine — A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2203-4_48
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