The expanding role of the erector spinae plane block: from concept to clinical integration
Joao Pedro Fernandes Gonçalves, Anita Perpetua Carvalho Rocha de Castro, Luiz Gustavo Albuquerque, Thiago Ramos Grigio, Durval Campos Kraychete
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Submitted date:
04/03/2025
Accepted date:
05/09/2025