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A prospective double-blinded randomized control trial comparing erector spinae plane block to thoracic epidural analgesia for postoperative pain in video-assisted thoracic surgery

Jeong-Min Hong, Eunsoo Kim, Soeun Jeon, Dowon Lee, Jiseok Baik, Ah-Reum Cho, Jeong Su Cho and Hyo Yeong Ahn
Saudi Medical Journal February 2023, 44 (2) 155-163; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.2.20220644
Jeong-Min Hong
From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim, Jeon, Lee, Baik, A. R. Cho), School of Medicine, Pusan National University; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim), Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital; from the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J. S. Cho, Ahn), Pusan National University Hospital, Busan; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Jeon), School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
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Eunsoo Kim
From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim, Jeon, Lee, Baik, A. R. Cho), School of Medicine, Pusan National University; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim), Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital; from the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J. S. Cho, Ahn), Pusan National University Hospital, Busan; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Jeon), School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
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Soeun Jeon
From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim, Jeon, Lee, Baik, A. R. Cho), School of Medicine, Pusan National University; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim), Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital; from the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J. S. Cho, Ahn), Pusan National University Hospital, Busan; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Jeon), School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
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Dowon Lee
From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim, Jeon, Lee, Baik, A. R. Cho), School of Medicine, Pusan National University; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim), Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital; from the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J. S. Cho, Ahn), Pusan National University Hospital, Busan; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Jeon), School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
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Jiseok Baik
From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim, Jeon, Lee, Baik, A. R. Cho), School of Medicine, Pusan National University; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim), Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital; from the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J. S. Cho, Ahn), Pusan National University Hospital, Busan; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Jeon), School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
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Ah-Reum Cho
From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim, Jeon, Lee, Baik, A. R. Cho), School of Medicine, Pusan National University; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim), Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital; from the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J. S. Cho, Ahn), Pusan National University Hospital, Busan; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Jeon), School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
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Jeong Su Cho
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Hyo Yeong Ahn
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vol. 44 no. 2 155-163
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2023.44.2.20220644
PubMed 
36773983

Published By 
Saudi Medical Journal
Online ISSN 
1658-3175
History 
  • Received September 5, 2022
  • Accepted December 14, 2022
  • Published online February 11, 2023.

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Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal This is an Open Access journal and articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). Readers may copy, distribute, and display the work for non-commercial purposes with the proper citation of the original work.

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  1. Jeong-Min Hong, MD, PhD,
  2. Eunsoo Kim, MD, PhD⇑,
  3. Soeun Jeon, MD, PhD,
  4. Dowon Lee, MD, PhD,
  5. Jiseok Baik, MD, PhD,
  6. Ah-Reum Cho, MD, PhD,
  7. Jeong Su Cho, MD, PhD and
  8. Hyo Yeong Ahn, MD, PhD
  1. From the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim, Jeon, Lee, Baik, A. R. Cho), School of Medicine, Pusan National University; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Hong, Kim), Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital; from the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (J. S. Cho, Ahn), Pusan National University Hospital, Busan; from the Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (Jeon), School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
  1. Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Eunsoo Kim, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea. E-mail: eunsookim{at}pusan.ac.kr ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9978-4973
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