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Regional blocks

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Patients admitted to an intensive care unit following trauma or surgical operation often require analgesia. In selected cases it may be appropriate to employ regional techniques which offer results superior to those obtained by administration of centrally acting drugs without the disadvantage of producing clouding of consciousness.

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  1. Southend Hospital, UK

    R. S. Atkinson M.A., M.B., B.Chir., F.F.A.R.C.S. (Consultant Anaesthetist) & J. J. Hamblin M.B., B.S., F.R.C.P. (Consultant Physician)

  2. The London Hospital, UK

    J. E. C. Wright M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S. (Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon)

  3. The London Chest Hospital, UK

    J. E. C. Wright M.B., B.S., F.R.C.S. (Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon)

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Atkinson, R.S., Hamblin, J.J., Wright, J.E.C. (1981). Regional blocks. In: Handbook of Intensive Care. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3238-9_23

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