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    Maddalena Tarricone, Maria Michela Di Nuzzo & Carlo De Werra

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Tarricone, M., Di Nuzzo, M.M. & De Werra, C. Comment to: “A meta‑analysis of laparoscopic versus ultrasound‑guided transversus abdominis plane block in laparoscopic colorectal surgery”. Ir J Med Sci 192, 829–830 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-022-03037-3

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