Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 62-65 , April 2006

Management of a suspected spinal–epidural hematoma

  • Anahi Perlas, MD, FRCPC

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Anahi Perlas, Department of Anesthesia, Toronto Western Hospital, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5T 2S8.

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PII: S1084-208X(06)00023-1

doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2006.04.005

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 62-65 , April 2006

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