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Total spinal block after spinal anesthesia following ongoing epidural analgesia for cesarean delivery

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O. Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon

    Sahar M. Siddik-Sayyid, Pamela H. Gellad & Marie T. Aouad

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Siddik-Sayyid, S.M., Gellad, P.H. & Aouad, M.T. Total spinal block after spinal anesthesia following ongoing epidural analgesia for cesarean delivery. J Anesth 26, 312–313 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-011-1302-5

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