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November 29, 2023

Anaesth Intensive Care. 2023;51(6):372-421.

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Centralized de-identified reports of patient safety events serve a core purpose for learning and improvement. This article collection contains research drawn from the Australian/New Zealand webAIRS database. Data reviewed include cesarean and pediatric regional anesthesia incidents submitted to webAIRS over a 13-year period.

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