1308: Impact of Ketamine Versus Fentanyl Continuous Infusion in a Surgical-Trauma Intensive Care Unit
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Enhancing patient safety in the trauma/surgical intensive care unit.
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0090-3493
DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000731120.19746.e2