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Medicolegal Aspects of Regional Anesthesia

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The purpose of this chapter is to present basic medicolegal principles, to report published guidelines that establish professional standards, and to summarize recent publications concerning medicolegal issues specific to the practice of regional anesthesia. Those interested in reading a meticulous dissertation concerning the legal aspects of medicine should consult a law text covering that field of jurisprudence. One could peruse a contemporary textbook of anesthesiology; such publications devote at least one exhaustive chapter to the subject.

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    Albert H. Santora MD (Anesthesiologist)

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G3, Canada

    Brendan T. Finucane MB, BCh, BAO, FRCA, FRCPC (Professor) (Professor)

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Santora, A.H. (2007). Medicolegal Aspects of Regional Anesthesia. In: Finucane, B.T. (eds) Complications of Regional Anesthesia. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68904-3_24

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