AORN Journal
Volume 88, Issue 1 , Pages 79-87 , July 2008

The Increased Incidence of Anesthetic Adverse Events in Late Afternoon Surgeries

  • Joshua Johnson, RN, MS, CRNA

      Affiliations

    • Joshua Johnson, RN, MS, CRNA, is employed by Brigham Anesthesia South as a nurse anesthetist at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, IL.

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PII: S0001-2092(08)00185-3

doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2008.02.020

AORN Journal
Volume 88, Issue 1 , Pages 79-87 , July 2008

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