Does regional anaesthesia improve outcome?
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Barrie Fischer is Consultant Anaesthetist at the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch (Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust), UK. He qualified from the University of Bristol and trained in Truro, Cambridge and Cardiff. His main interests are the role of regional anaesthesia in surgery and acute pain management. He is the representative of Great Britain and Ireland on the Board of the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia.
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تاریخ انتشار 2004