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16-12-2022 | Breast Surgery | Correspondence

Regional anesthesia did not prevent chronic neuropathic pain after oncologic breast surgery

Authors: Ariane Clairoux, MD, FRCPC, Maxim Soucy-Proulx, MD, Moulay Idrissi, BEng, MSc, Philippe Richebé, MD, PhD, DESAR

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Title: Regional anesthesia did not prevent chronic neuropathic pain after oncologic breast surgery
Authors: Ariane Clairoux, MD, FRCPC
Maxim Soucy-Proulx, MD
Moulay Idrissi, BEng, MSc
Philippe Richebé, MD, PhD, DESAR
Publication date: 16-12-2022
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Breast Surgery
Breast Surgery
Neuropathic Pain
General Anesthesia
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 2/2023
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-022-02374-2