Early Serratus Plane Block for Rib Fracture Management Could Avoid Intensive Care Unit Admission

Mahul Gorecha; Anitha Menon; Emily Woodford; Shuker Yahia; Kalimuthu Marimuthu

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Early Serratus Plane Block for Rib Fracture Management Could Avoid Intensive Care Unit Admission

Mahul Gorecha, Anitha Menon, Emily Woodford, Shuker Yahia, Kalimuthu Marimuthu

Citation Information : Gorecha M, Menon A, Woodford E, Yahia S, Marimuthu K. Early Serratus Plane Block for Rib Fracture Management Could Avoid Intensive Care Unit Admission. Indian J Crit Care Med 2020; 24 (10):995-995.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23631

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 27-01-2021

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