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Intercostal bleeding that developed during thoracic epidural catheterization

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Yamagata Prefectural Shinjo Hospital, 12-55 Wakaba-cho, Shinjo, Yamagata, 996-0025, Japan

    Sumio Amagasa, Ayuko Igarashi, Noriko Yokoo & Masayoshi Sato

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan

    Sumio Amagasa

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Amagasa, S., Igarashi, A., Yokoo, N. et al. Intercostal bleeding that developed during thoracic epidural catheterization. J Anesth 22, 197–198 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-007-0592-0

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