International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 52-54 , January 2009

Transversus abdominis plane block for analgesia after caesarean section in a patient with an intracranial lesion

  • J.L.H. French

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: James LH French, Department of Anaesthesia, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (Queens Medical Centre), Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK. Tel.: +44 115 9249924x63738; fax: +44 115 978 3891.
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  • J. McCullough
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  • P. Bachra
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  • N.M. Bedforth

,Accepted 5 June 2008.

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PII: S0959-289X(08)00100-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2008.06.005

International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 52-54 , January 2009

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