Unintended Epidural Placement of a Thoracic Paravertebral Catheter in a Patient with Severe Chest Trauma
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عنوان ژورنال: Pain Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1526-2375,1526-4637
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01180.x