Am I Sedated or in Pain? Please Monitor by Brain

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Sachin Gupta et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2024 Jun.

. 2024 Jun;28(6):607.

doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24744.

¹ Department of Critical Care Medicine, Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana, India.

Abstract

How to cite this article: Gupta A, Tomar DS. Am I Sedated or in Pain? Please Monitor by Brain. Indian J Crit Care Med 2024;28(6):531-532.

Keywords: Fentanyl; Ketamine; Quantium index.

Source of support: Nil Conflict of interest: None

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