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Editorial
. 2020 Aug;125(2):118-121.
doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.04.076. Epub 2020 May 1.

Sevoflurane, a sigh of relief in COVID-19?

Gertrude J Nieuwenhuijs-Moeke  1 , Jayant S Jainandunsing  2 , Michel M R F Struys  3
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Editorial

Sevoflurane, a sigh of relief in COVID-19?

Gertrude J Nieuwenhuijs-Moeke et al. Br J Anaesth. 2020 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: ARDS; COVID-19; ICU; sedation; sepsis; sevoflurane; volatile anaesthetic.

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