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Comment
. 2019 Nov 1;23(1):340.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-019-2637-9.

The place of dexmedetomidine light sedation in patients with acute brain injury

Simone Carelli  1   2 , Gennaro De Pascale  3   4 , Nicoletta Filetici  3   4 , Maria Grazia Bocci  3   4 , Gian Marco Maresca  3   4 , Salvatore Lucio Cutuli  3   4 , Cecilia Maria Pizzo  3   4 , Giuseppe Bello  3   4 , Luca Montini  3   4 , Anselmo Caricato  3   4 , Giorgio Conti  3   4 , Massimo Antonelli  3   4
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The place of dexmedetomidine light sedation in patients with acute brain injury

Simone Carelli et al. Crit Care. .
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