Corresponding author: Kwang Rae Cho, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Gaegeum 2-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-735, Korea. Tel: 82-51-890-6520, Fax: 82-51-898-4216, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// c...

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