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Case 5.1 - Wrong-Site Block

from 5 - Regional Anaesthesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2018

Martin Jöhr
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Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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  • Wrong-Site Block
  • Martin Jöhr
  • Book: Managing Complications in Paediatric Anaesthesia
  • Online publication: 09 July 2018
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316823064.040
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  • Wrong-Site Block
  • Martin Jöhr
  • Book: Managing Complications in Paediatric Anaesthesia
  • Online publication: 09 July 2018
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316823064.040
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  • Wrong-Site Block
  • Martin Jöhr
  • Book: Managing Complications in Paediatric Anaesthesia
  • Online publication: 09 July 2018
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316823064.040
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