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Use of epidural blockade in a patient with hip fracture and aortic stenosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2005

M. Bundgaard-Nielsen ,
N. B. Foss  and
B. B. Kristensen
M. Bundgaard-Nielsen
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Hvidovre University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
N. B. Foss
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Hvidovre University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
B. B. Kristensen
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, Hvidovre University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 22 , Issue 6 , June 2005 , pp. 471 - 472
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© 2005 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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