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Doctors in general, and anaesthetists in particular, are privileged individuals. Every day of our working lives, people we have never met before place themselves unconditionally into our hands and allow us to carry out procedures that, if they go wrong, can result in severe disability or even death. In doing this, they are demonstrating considerable faith in our expertise, professionalism and beneficence.
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Bogod, D. (2000). Medicolegal implications. In: Reynolds, F. (eds) Regional Analgesia in Obstetrics. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0435-3_30
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