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Table 1 Patient demographics (n, 42)

From: Utility of erector spinae plane block in thoracic surgery

Age (median)

59 (range, 27–82)

Gender

 Male

21

Indication

 Benign

26

 Malignant

16

Procedure

 Minimally-invasive

  Robotic

12

  Thoracoscopy

13

 Thoracotomy

9*

 Rib plating

4

 Non-operative

4

  1. * 4 out of 9 thoracotomies (44%) were muscle-sparing