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Ultrasound-guided bilateral transversus abdominis plane block in a 2-month-old infant

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  1. Medical Faculty, Department of Anesthesiology and Algology, Kocaeli University, 41380, Kocaeli, Turkey

    Murat Tekin, Yavuz Gurkan, Mine Solak & Kamil Toker

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Tekin, M., Gurkan, Y., Solak, M. et al. Ultrasound-guided bilateral transversus abdominis plane block in a 2-month-old infant. J Anesth 23, 643–644 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-009-0802-z

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