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01-07-2018 | Correspondence

Differentiating muscle relaxant syringes to reduce syringe swap error

Author: Christopher L. Pysyk, MD, FRCPC

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 7/2018

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Title: Differentiating muscle relaxant syringes to reduce syringe swap error
Author: Christopher L. Pysyk, MD, FRCPC
Publication date: 01-07-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 7/2018
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1090-6

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