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Review
. 2018 Dec;18(12):384-390.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2018.09.004. Epub 2018 Oct 26.

Nerve injury after peripheral nerve blockade-current understanding and guidelines

D O'Flaherty  1 , C J L McCartney  2   3 , S C Ng  1
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Review

Nerve injury after peripheral nerve blockade-current understanding and guidelines

D O'Flaherty et al. BJA Educ. 2018 Dec.
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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Anatomy of nerve
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RA-UK algorithm for management of postoperative nerve injuries. Reproduced with permission from RA-UK.
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