Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 171-177 , October 2008

Regional anesthesia and the perioperative period: basis and principles

  • Marc Beaussier, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Marc Beaussier, MD, PhD, Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation Chirurgicale, 184 rue du Fbg St-Antoine, 75571 Paris, Cedex 12, France
    • ,
  • Arthur Atchabahian, MD
    • ,
  • Nicolas Dufeu, MD

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doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2008.09.005

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 171-177 , October 2008

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