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Impossibility of injection through an epidural catheter caused by an incorrect connection of catheter and connector

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2005

C. Harada ,
T. Sakuragi ,
K. Katori  and
K. Higa
C. Harada
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
T. Sakuragi
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
K. Katori
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
K. Higa
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 20 , Issue 7 , September 2003 , pp. 585 - 586
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© 2003 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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