Acta Clin Croat 2021 Dec;60(4):749-757
1Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation, Intensive Medicine and Pain Management, Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia; 2Department of Health Studies, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia; 3Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, Zadar General Hospital, Zadar, Croatia; 4Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine, Požega General County Hospital, Požega, Croatia; 5School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia; 6Department of Neurology, Rijeka University Hospital Center, Rijeka, Croatia; 7Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA.
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