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Lactic acidosis caused by sodium nitroprusside in a newborn with congenital heart disease

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Meyer, S., Baghai, A., Sailer, NL. et al. Lactic acidosis caused by sodium nitroprusside in a newborn with congenital heart disease. Eur J Pediatr 164, 253–254 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-005-1621-3

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