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Comment
. 2015 Jul;121(1):251.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000762.

Intravenous and perineural dexamethasone in peripheral nerve block: are they truly equivalent?

Steven Lee  1 , Stephen Choi
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Intravenous and perineural dexamethasone in peripheral nerve block: are they truly equivalent?

Steven Lee et al. Anesth Analg. 2015 Jul.
No abstract available

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  • In response.
    Rahangdale R, McCarthy RJ. Rahangdale R, et al. Anesth Analg. 2015 Jul;121(1):251-252. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000750. Anesth Analg. 2015. PMID: 26086519 No abstract available.
  • In response.
    Schott N, Williams BA. Schott N, et al. Anesth Analg. 2015 Jul;121(1):252-253. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000752. Anesth Analg. 2015. PMID: 26086520 No abstract available.

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