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Comment
. 2025 Jul 14;29(1):305.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-025-05554-w.

Volatile agents: when generalization doesn't help

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Volatile agents: when generalization doesn't help

José Manuel Añón et al. Crit Care. .
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Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: Not applicable. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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