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Determining efficacy and safety of opioid-free anesthesia combined with a regional block for thyroid surgery

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    Yi Cheng, Yu-Jing Yuan & Fu-Shan Xue

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Cheng, Y., Yuan, YJ. & Xue, FS. Determining efficacy and safety of opioid-free anesthesia combined with a regional block for thyroid surgery. J Anesth (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-023-03277-2

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