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Editorial
. 2021 Oct 1;49(10):1840-1842.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005050.

Quantitative Pupillometry Following Cardiac Arrest: Is It Time to Throw Away Our Penlight?

Ofer Sadan  1
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Editorial

Quantitative Pupillometry Following Cardiac Arrest: Is It Time to Throw Away Our Penlight?

Ofer Sadan. Crit Care Med. .
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Dr. Sadan has disclosed that he does not have any potential conflicts of interest.

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