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Richard Skala
Back to facultyAssistant Clinical ProfessorAnesthesiaMcMaster University
3 publications.
01
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy in a patient with giant cell arteritis
Brister SJ, Wilson-Yang K, Lobo FV, Yang H, Skala R
Annals of Thoracic Surgery200211 citationsSenior author
02
Reversal of paraparesis after thoracic aneurysm repair by cerebrospinal fluid drainage
Khong B, Yang H, Doobay B, Skala R
Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia200011 citationsSenior author
03
Ancrod (Arvin®) as an Alternative to Heparin Anticoagulation for Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Zulys VJ, Teasdale SJ, Michel ER, Skala RA, Keating SE, Viger JR, Glynn MFX
Anesthesiology198965 citations
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