Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 123-131 , July 2006

Intravenous regional anesthesia (Bier block)

  • Laura A. Barry, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Laura A. Barry, MD, Anesthesiologist, Trinidad Palermo Hospital, Republica de la India 2929-2a Floor, 4a Departament, 1425-Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Republica Argentina.
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  • Sergio A. Balliana, MD
    • ,
  • Alberto C. Galeppi, MD

      Affiliations

    • In Memoriam.

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doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2006.07.005

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 10, Issue 3 , Pages 123-131 , July 2006

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