Superficial cervical plexus block in Emergency Departments: rationale for its use in incision and drainage of neck skin abscesses.

Intern Emerg Med

Emergency Medicine Unit and Emergency Medicine Postgraduate Training Program, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pavia, P.le Golgi, 19 27100, Pavia, Italy.

Published: August 2022

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