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Brian Church
Back to facultyAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Anesthesia & Perioperative MedicineWestern University
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Latest papers
Hypertonic salt solution for peri‐operative fluid management
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016
Hypertonic saline for peri‐operative fluid management
The Clinical Respiratory Journal · 2010 · senior author
2 publications.
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Hypertonic salt solution for peri‐operative fluid management
Shrum B, Church B, McArthur E, Burns KE, Znajda T, McAlister V
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews201617 citations
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Hypertonic saline for peri‐operative fluid management
McAlister V, Burns KE, Znajda T, Church B
The Clinical Respiratory Journal201029 citationsSenior author
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