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Editorial
. 2021 Sep 1;49(9):1579-1582.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005094.

Do Our Sedation Practices Contribute to Increased Mortality in Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome?

John W Devlin  1   2 , Pratik P Pandharipande  3
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Editorial

Do Our Sedation Practices Contribute to Increased Mortality in Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome?

John W Devlin et al. Crit Care Med. .
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