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Misplacement of an epidural catheter via intervertebral foramen is not rare

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  1. Emergency Clinic, Ehime University School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Shigenobu-cho, Onsen-Gun, 791-02, Ehime, Japan

    Genro Ochi

  2. Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Ehime University School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Shigenobu-cho, Onsen-Gun, 791-02, Ehime, Japan

    Etsuo Tabo, Shigeo Kimura, Takumi Nagaro & Tatsuru Arai

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Ochi, G., Tabo, E., Kimura, S. et al. Misplacement of an epidural catheter via intervertebral foramen is not rare. J Anesth 9, 209 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02479864

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