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. 2024 Nov;71(11):1565-1566.
doi: 10.1007/s12630-024-02857-4. Epub 2024 Nov 5.

Comment on: "Superficial parasternal intercostal plane blocks in cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis"

Raghuraman M Sethuraman  1 , Srinidhi Narayanan  2 , Geetha Soundarya UdayaKumar  2
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Comment on: "Superficial parasternal intercostal plane blocks in cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis"

Raghuraman M Sethuraman et al. Can J Anaesth. 2024 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiac surgeries; parasternal intercostal plane blocks; sternotomy.

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