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Editorial
. 2023 Apr-Jun;13(2):45-47.
doi: 10.4103/ijciis.ijciis_25_23. Epub 2023 Jun 26.

What's New in Critical Illness and Injury Science? Weighing the evidence for dexmedetomidine dosing in critically ill patients with obesity

Rana Hejal  1 , Andrea Popa  1   2 , Maribel Llamas Rangel  2 , Kenneth E Remy  1
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Editorial

What's New in Critical Illness and Injury Science? Weighing the evidence for dexmedetomidine dosing in critically ill patients with obesity

Rana Hejal et al. Int J Crit Illn Inj Sci. 2023 Apr-Jun.
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