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. 2024 Apr;38(2):559-560.
doi: 10.1007/s10877-023-01073-7. Epub 2023 Sep 25.

Letter to the editor

Rui Liu #  1 , Ruizhao Lyu #  1 , Menghao Wu  2 , Yumo Jing  1 , Jianhua Wang  3
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Letter to the editor

Rui Liu et al. J Clin Monit Comput. 2024 Apr.

Abstract

We review the study by Xu et al. (J Clin Monit Comput 37(4):985-992, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10877-022-00968-1 ) on ultrasound-guided regional blocks in clavicle surgery, assessing the effects on anaesthesia and postoperative outcomes. However, there are concerns. The defined population of the study differs from the registered title (Xu et al. J Clin Monit Comput 37(4):985-992, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10877-022-00968-1 ). In particular, the authors did not specify fracture types (Xu et al. J Clin Monit Comput 37(4):985-992, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10877-022-00968-1 ). In addition, the method of measuring the diaphragm is not clear (Xu et al. J Clin Monit Comput 37(4):985-992, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10877-022-00968-1 ). This affects the accurate interpretation of their results.

Keywords: Clavicular surgery; Clavipectoral fascial plane block.

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