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. 2016 Jan;4(2):34.
doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.12.40.

Sedative choice and ventilator-associated patient outcomes: don't sleep on delirium

Sean S Barnes  1 , Sapna R Kudchadkar  1
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Sedative choice and ventilator-associated patient outcomes: don't sleep on delirium

Sean S Barnes et al. Ann Transl Med. 2016 Jan.
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