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ASO Author Reflections: SAMBA’s Practice Advisory for the Use of Pectoralis Blocks in Breast Surgery: Overview and Lingering Questions

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA

    Alberto E. Ardon MD, MPH, Sarah McLaughlin MD & Roy A. Greengrass MD

  2. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA

    John E. George III MD

  3. Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India

    Kapil Gupta MD

  4. Loyola University and Edward Hines Jr, VA Hospital, Hines, USA

    Michael J. O’Rourke MD

  5. University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA

    Melinda S. Seering MD & Ingrid Lizarraga MBBS

  6. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Manhattan, USA

    Hanae K. Tokita MD & Tracy-Ann Moo MD

  7. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA

    Sylvia H. Wilson MD

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Ardon, A.E., George, J.E., Gupta, K. et al. ASO Author Reflections: SAMBA’s Practice Advisory for the Use of Pectoralis Blocks in Breast Surgery: Overview and Lingering Questions. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 4787–4788 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-11765-0

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