Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 64-71 , January 2008

The use of regional anesthesia in combination with general anesthesia for cardiac surgery in children

  • Gregory B. Hammer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Anesthesia and Pediatrics, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Gregory B. Hammer, MD, Department of Anesthesia, Room H3580, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5115.
    • ,
  • Andrew R. Wolf, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Intensive Care, Bristol Royal Childrens Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom.

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doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2007.10.010

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 12, Issue 1 , Pages 64-71 , January 2008

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