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Comment
. 2021 Jul;47(7):807-808.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-021-06422-1. Epub 2021 May 5.

"Do no further harm" - Why shall we sedate unresponsive patients?

Johannes Kalbhenn  1 , Julian Knörlein  2 , Matthias Jakob Posch  2
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"Do no further harm" - Why shall we sedate unresponsive patients?

Johannes Kalbhenn et al. Intensive Care Med. 2021 Jul.
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