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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004;128:154-155
© 2004 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letter to the editor

Improved pain control after cardiac surgery

Giuseppe Rescigno, MD, Giannantonio Carnelos, MD

Cardiovascular Unit, Salus Hospital, Reggio Emilia, Italy

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To the Editor:

We read with interest the article by Dowling and associates1 about improved pain control by means of intraoperative intercostal nerve block followed by postoperative continuous infusion of ropivacaine. We performed a similar study that will be published soon.2 We randomly assigned 47 patients to two groups. The study group (n = 23) was treated . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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