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. 2024 Jun 13;9(1):e001478.
doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2024-001478. eCollection 2024.

It takes a village and a multimodal toolbox: pain control after multiple rib fractures

Kaushik Mukherjee  1 , George Kasotakis  2 , Suresh Agarwal Jr  3
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It takes a village and a multimodal toolbox: pain control after multiple rib fractures

Kaushik Mukherjee et al. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Multiple Trauma; Thoracic Injuries; pain management; rib fractures.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: KM has consulting relationships with Intuitive Surgical and AcuMed.

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