Con: unreliable benefit after thoracotomy--epidural is a better choice.
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Department of Anesthesiology, UCLA Medical Center, 90095-1778, USA.
D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods; D015360:Analgesia, Epidural; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D006801:Humans; D007367:Intercostal Nerves / Q000503:physiopathology; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D010994:Pleura; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013908:Thoracotomy; D013909:Thorax