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. 2020 Oct;131(4):e198-e200.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005131.

The Use of Analgesia and Sedation in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Christopher M Kapp  1 , Sandra Zaeh, Shannon Niedermeyer, Naresh M Punjabi, Trishul Siddharthan, Mahendra Damarla
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The Use of Analgesia and Sedation in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Christopher M Kapp et al. Anesth Analg. 2020 Oct.
No abstract available

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The median and interquartile range of daily opiate (mg oral morphine equivalents) and benzodiazepine use (mg oral midazolam equivalents) is shown per day of mechanical ventilation at JHH. The number of patients receiving opiates, benzodiazepines, and the number intubated are shown below the x-axis.
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    Hanidziar D, Bittner EA. Hanidziar D, et al. Anesth Analg. 2020 Oct;131(4):e200-e202. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005132. Anesth Analg. 2020. PMID: 32675641 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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