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. 2022 Jan 1;50(1):e89-e90.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005258.

Sedation, Neuromuscular Blockade, and Mortality in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Important Questions Remain

Sarah E Train  1 , Paul B Dieffenbach, Anthony F Massaro, John W Devlin
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Sedation, Neuromuscular Blockade, and Mortality in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Important Questions Remain

Sarah E Train et al. Crit Care Med. .
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Dr. Dieffenbach received support for article research from the National Institutes of Health. The remaining authors have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.

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  • The authors reply.
    Wongtangman K, Azimaraghi O, Eikermann M. Wongtangman K, et al. Crit Care Med. 2022 Jan 1;50(1):e91-e92. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005329. Crit Care Med. 2022. PMID: 34914655 No abstract available.

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