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. 2011 Jan;27(1):5-11.

Paravertebral block

Ravinder Kumar Batra  1 , Krithika Krishnan, Anil Agarwal
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Paravertebral block

Ravinder Kumar Batra et al. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2011 Jan.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Anatomy of the Paravertebral space
Figure 2
Figure 2
Showing the endothoracic fascia.(Source www.medartist.com/spine_art.html.printed with permission)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Landmarks for TPVB
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