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Subcutaneous Local Anesthetic Infusion Could Eliminate use of Epidural Analgesia After the Nuss Procedure

Sandra K Kabagambe1 Department of Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA95817, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Laura F Goodman1 Department of Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA95817, USA
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Y Julia Chen1 Department of Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA95817, USA
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Benjamin A Keller1 Department of Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA95817, USA
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James C Becker1 Department of Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA95817, USA
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Gary W Raff1 Department of Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA95817, USA;2 Department of Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Northern California, Sacramento, CA95817, USA
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Rebecca A Stark1 Department of Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA95817, USA;2 Department of Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Northern California, Sacramento, CA95817, USA
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Jacob T Stephenson1 Department of Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA95817, USA;2 Department of Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Northern California, Sacramento, CA95817, USA
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Amy Rahm1 Department of Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA95817, USA;2 Department of Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Northern California, Sacramento, CA95817, USA
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Diana L Farmer1 Department of Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA95817, USA;2 Department of Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Northern California, Sacramento, CA95817, USA
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Shinjiro Hirose1 Department of Surgery, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA95817, USA;2 Department of Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Northern California, Sacramento, CA95817, USA
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Pages 9-13 | Received 09 Jul 2017, Accepted 12 Oct 2017, Published online: 06 Dec 2017

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