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. 2019 Oct-Dec;13(4):397-398.
doi: 10.4103/sja.SJA_451_19.

Severe skin extravasation injury following intravenous injection of potassium chloride

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Severe skin extravasation injury following intravenous injection of potassium chloride

Freda C Richa et al. Saudi J Anaesth. 2019 Oct-Dec.
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Extravasation injuries at (a) the end of surgery, (b) postoperative day 1, (c) postoperative day 1, and (d) after 3 months

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