Inhaled Anesthetics for Sedation in ICU: Widening Horizons!

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Editorial

Bhuvana Krishna. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2022 Aug.

. 2022 Aug;26(8):889-891.

doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24295.

¹ Department of Critical Care Medicine, St John's Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Abstract

How to cite this article: Krishna B. Inhaled Anesthetics for Sedation in ICU: Widening Horizons! Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(8):889-891.

Keywords: AnaConDa; Benzodiazepine; Inhaled sedation.

Source of support: Nil Conflict of interest: None

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