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Case Report: Radiographic Identification of Intrapleural Misplacement of Epidural Catheter in an Intubated Post-Lung Transplant Patient

Jiang Wu1 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Philip Chung1 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1194-7510View further author information
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En-Haw Wu2 Department of Radiology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USAView further author information
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Kai Zhang1 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USAView further author information
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Ryu Komatsu1 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3824-8680View further author information
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Pages 823-828 | Published online: 03 Dec 2021

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