The Success Rate of Caudal Block Under Ultrasound Guidance and the Direction of the Needle in the Sacral Canal |
Roh, Jang Ho
(Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, MizMedi Hospital)
Kim, Won Oak (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Yoon, Kyung Bong (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Yoon, Duck Mi (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) |
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