Involuntary developing of epidural block during thoracic paravertebral blockade Clinical case description

O. V. Makarov; C. A. Osipov; V. I. Makovey; N. N. Bulatov; S. V. Goncharov; S. A. Ulyanov

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Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management ›› 2013, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (1) : 44 -47. DOI: 10.17816/RA36182

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Involuntary developing of epidural block during thoracic paravertebral blockade Clinical case description

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Clinical case of unintentional developing of epidural block while performing continuous paraverteblral analgesia after thoracotomy is described and discussed.

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unintentional epidural block / continuous paravertebral analgesia / thoracotomy

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O. V. Makarov, C. A. Osipov, V. I. Makovey, N. N. Bulatov, S. V. Goncharov, S. A. Ulyanov. Involuntary developing of epidural block during thoracic paravertebral blockade Clinical case description. Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management, 2013, 7(1): 44-47 DOI:10.17816/RA36182

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