Indications and benefits of continuous peripheral local anesthesia

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James Nottingham et al. J Surg Educ. 2008 Jul-Aug.

. 2008 Jul-Aug;65(4):254-8.

doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2008.02.006.

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