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. 2020 Nov;125(5):e441-e442.
doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.08.020. Epub 2020 Aug 24.

Propofol infusion syndrome in severe COVID-19

Vittorio Lucchetta  1 , Daniele Bonvicini  2 , Andrea Ballin  1 , Ivo Tiberio  1
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Propofol infusion syndrome in severe COVID-19

Vittorio Lucchetta et al. Br J Anaesth. 2020 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; ICU; propofol; propofol infusion syndrome; sedation.

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