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Comment
. 2019 Oct 17;20(6):970-971.
doi: 10.5811/westjem.2019.8.43881.

Ketamine as Monotherapy in Difficult Airways Is Not Ready for Prime Time

Brian E Driver  1 , Robert F Reardon  1 , Jarrod Mosier  2
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Comment

Ketamine as Monotherapy in Difficult Airways Is Not Ready for Prime Time

Brian E Driver et al. West J Emerg Med. .
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Conflicts of Interest: By the WestJEM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding sources and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. No author has professional or financial relationships with any companies that are relevant to this study. There are no conflicts of interest or sources of funding to declare.

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