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Original Research

Evaluation of the Analgesic Efficacy of Bilateral Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Thoracic Muscle Plane Block on Post-Sternotomy Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Pages 145-152 | Published online: 12 Nov 2021

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