Rhomboid Intercostal Block for Breast Surgery: An Alternative to the Erector Spinae Plane Block?

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Emanuele Piraccini. Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;48(4):346-347.

doi: 10.5152/TJAR.2020.46158. Epub 2020 Jan 18.

¹ Department of Surgery, Anesthesia and Intensive Care Section "G.B. Morgagni-Pierantoni" Hospital, Forlì, Italy.

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