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. 2012 Apr;28(2):280.
doi: 10.4103/0970-9185.94935.

Intraluminal obstruction of epidural catheter due to manufacturing defect

Prasad K Kulkarni  1 , Vittal A Pai, Riddhi P Shah, Sriranga R Joshi
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Intraluminal obstruction of epidural catheter due to manufacturing defect

Prasad K Kulkarni et al. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2012 Apr.
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Site of obstruction
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