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Clinical Focus: Pain management - Original Research

Are postoperative pain and patient satisfaction influenced by the number of ports in VATS for malignant pleural effusion treatment?

D. ValchevClinic of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Prof. Dr. St. Kirkovich, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, BulgariaCorrespondence[email protected]
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K. PeevaDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Care Management, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
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D. PetrovThoracic Surgery Department, MHATPD “Saint Sophia”, Sophia, Bulgaria
Pages 62-65 | Received 17 Aug 2019, Accepted 22 Nov 2019, Published online: 24 Jan 2020

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