Epidural-Related Maternal Temperature Rise Is Dependent on the Duration of the Block

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¹ Academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Imperial College London, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom, p.steer@imperial.ac.uk.

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Philip J Steer. Anesth Analg. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;131(3):e161-e162.

doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004990.

¹ Academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Imperial College London, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom, p.steer@imperial.ac.uk.

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