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Epidural anesthesia and intraoperative insulin sensitivity

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The study was supported by departmental funds solely.

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  1. Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, 1001 Blvd, Decarie, Montreal, QC, H4A3J1, Canada

    Keisuke Omiya, Hiroaki Sato & Thomas Schricker

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KO and TS designed the study. KO, HS and TS acquired data, analyzed data and drafted the manuscript. All authors approved the final version.

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Omiya, K., Sato, H. & Schricker, T. Epidural anesthesia and intraoperative insulin sensitivity. J Anesth 36, 661–662 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-022-03060-9

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