Prague Med. Rep. 2016, 117, 153-163

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2016.16

Severe Snakebite Envenoming in Intensive Care

Jiří Valenta, Zdeněk Stach, Pavel Michálek

Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Received September 14, 2016
Accepted November 14, 2016

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