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Comment
. 2021 Sep 1;204(5):611.
doi: 10.1164/rccm.202104-1012LE.

Opioids for Sedation: Has the Pendulum Swung Too Far?

Brian P Murray  1 , Andrea Sikora Newsome  2   3
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Opioids for Sedation: Has the Pendulum Swung Too Far?

Brian P Murray et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. .
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  • Reply to Murray and Newsome.
    Duprey MS, Slooter AJC, Devlin JW. Duprey MS, et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 Sep 1;204(5):612. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202105-1085LE. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021. PMID: 34097834 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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