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Brachial plexus block with ropivacaine and bupivacaine for the formation of arteriovenous fistula in patients with end-stage renal failure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2005

H. D. Misiolek ,
H. J. Kucia ,
P. Knapik ,
M. M. Werszner ,
J. W. Karpe  and
J. Gumprecht
H. D. Misiolek
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Silesian School of Medicine, Zabrze, Silesia, Poland
H. J. Kucia
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Silesian School of Medicine, Zabrze, Silesia, Poland
P. Knapik
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Silesian School of Medicine, Zabrze, Silesia, Poland
M. M. Werszner
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Silesian School of Medicine, Zabrze, Silesia, Poland
J. W. Karpe
Affiliation:
Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Silesian School of Medicine, Zabrze, Silesia, Poland
J. Gumprecht
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Diseases, Nephrology and Diabetology, Silesian School of Medicine, Zabrze, Silesia, Poland
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European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 22 , Issue 6 , June 2005 , pp. 473 - 475
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© 2005 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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