RETRACTED: Analgesic Efficacy of the Erector Spinae Plane (ESP) Block for Pneumothorax Surgery: A Retrospective Study

Yumi Ishida, Hironobu Ueshima^*, Sakatoshi Yoshiyama, Hiroshi Otake

Department of Anesthesiology, Showa University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

DOI: 10.4236/ojanes.2019.93004                

Abstract

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Keywords

Dorsal Rami, Pnumothorax Surgery, Perioperative Pain Management

Conflicts of Interest

The authors have no financial relationships to this study.

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