Involuntary developing of epidural block during thoracic paravertebral blockade Clinical case description


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Clinical case of unintentional developing of epidural block while performing continuous paraverteblral analgesia after thoracotomy is described and discussed.

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O. V. Makarov

City Clinical Hospital named after S. P Botkin

Department of anesthesiology and emergency medicine, Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education Moscow

C. A. Osipov

City Clinical Hospital named after S. P Botkin

Department of anesthesiology and emergency medicine, Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education Moscow

V. I. Makovey

City Clinical Hospital named after S. P Botkin

Department of anesthesiology and emergency medicine, Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education Moscow

N. N. Bulatov

City Clinical Hospital named after S. P Botkin

Department of anesthesiology and emergency medicine, Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education Moscow

S. V. Goncharov

City Clinical Hospital named after S. P Botkin

Department of anesthesiology and emergency medicine, Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education Moscow

S. A. Ulyanov

City Clinical Hospital named after S. P Botkin

Department of anesthesiology and emergency medicine, Russian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education Moscow

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