Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
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Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Editorial

The debate on antifibrinolytics in liver transplantation: always, never, or sometimes?

Eduarda S. Martinelli, Stuart A. McCluskey, Keyvan Karkouti, Carla A. Luzzi, Matthanja Bieze, Luiz Marcelo S. Malbouisson, André P. Schmidt

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