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Rubber fragments in 100-ml mepivacaine vials: a caution

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  1. Department of Anesthesia, Akane Foundation Tsuchiya General Hospital, 3-30 Nakashima, 730-8655, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Japan

    Kazuhisa Shiroyama, Hiromichi Izumi & Takashi Kubo

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Shiroyama, K., Izumi, H. & Kubo, T. Rubber fragments in 100-ml mepivacaine vials: a caution. J Anesth 16, 268–269 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s005400200040

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