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Perioperative management of the adult with cystic fibrosis.
Anesthesia and analgesia - 1 Dec 2009
Huffmyer Julie L, Littlewood Keith E, Nemergut Edward C
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Since cystic fibrosis (CF) was first differentiated from celiac disease in 1938, the medical care of patients with CF has substantially improved. These improvements have resulted in a significant increase in median survival and the quality of life experienced by patients. The resultant increase in survival has caused the "average" CF patient to be a young adult and not a child. The gene that causes CF was first...
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