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Review

Always Check the Muscle Twitch: Residual Neuromuscular Block After Removal of a Gastric Balloon

Christian Bohringer  1 , Sharon Ashley  2
In: WebM&M: Case Studies [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2019 Oct.
AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet) Collection.
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Review

Always Check the Muscle Twitch: Residual Neuromuscular Block After Removal of a Gastric Balloon

Christian Bohringer et al.
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None of the authors has any affiliation or financial involvement that conflicts with the material presented in this report.

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