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Reflections on: Intraoperative Pectoral Nerve Block or “Surgical PECS”

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  1. Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah Hospital, Hawally, Kuwait

    Varun Suresh

  2. Department of Anaesthesia, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences (ABVIMS) and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi, 110001, India

    Rohan Magoon

  3. Department of Anesthesiology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, BIHER, #7, Works Road, New Colony, Chromepet, Chennai, 600044, India

    Vidhya Narayanan & Raghuraman M. Sethuraman

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Suresh, V., Magoon, R., Narayanan, V. et al. Reflections on: Intraoperative Pectoral Nerve Block or “Surgical PECS”. Indian J Surg Oncol 14, 635–636 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-023-01740-w

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