Intercostal nerve protection to prevent post-thoracotomy pain

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Ernest Borges Marg, Parel, Mumbai, India.
² Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Ernest Borges Marg, Parel, Mumbai, India.

Comment

Priya Ranganathan et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 May.

. 2019 May;11(Suppl 9):S1434-S1435.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.03.64.

¹ Department of Anaesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Ernest Borges Marg, Parel, Mumbai, India.
² Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Ernest Borges Marg, Parel, Mumbai, India.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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