Preemptive analgesia at the crossroad

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Editorial

Igor Kissin. Anesth Analg. 2005 Mar.

. 2005 Mar;100(3):754-756.

doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000144429.39988.9B.

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts.

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Comment on

The efficacy of preemptive analgesia for acute postoperative pain management: a meta-analysis.
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