Defining the optimal analgesic strategy for erector spinae plane (ESP) blocks in unanticipated open cholecystectomy

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¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Montréal, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada.
² Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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Julien Raft et al. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2019 Oct.

. 2019 Oct;72(5):504-505.

doi: 10.4097/kja.d.18.00350. Epub 2018 Dec 28.

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Montréal, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Montréal, QC, Canada.
² Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

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