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Open AccessEfficacy of bi-level erector spinae plane block versus bi-level thoracic paravertebral block for postoperative analgesia in modified radical mastectomy: a prospective randomized comparative study
Postoperative analgesia in breast surgery is difficult due to the extensive nature of the surgery and the complex innervation of the breast; general anesthesia can be associated with regional anesthesia techni...
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Open AccessErector spinae plane block for perioperative pain management in neurosurgical lower-thoracic and lumbar spinal fusion: a single-centre prospective randomised controlled trial
Erector spinae plane block is a locoregional anaesthetic technique widely used in several different surgeries due to its safety and efficacy. The aim of this study is to assess its utility in spinal degenerati...
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Postoperative Pain Relief
Adequate treatment of post-operative pain is nowadays a key feature of the patients’ surgical pathway, with regional anesthesia, e.g. continuous infra- or supra-clavicular brachial plexus block, being a mainst...
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Common Nerve Blocks of the Lower Limb
The lumbar plexus is formed by the loops of communication between the anterior roots of the first three lumbar nerves, the greater part of the fourth nerve fibres and, in as many as 50 % of cases, by a branch ...
