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Published in: Critical Care 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Central Nervous System Trauma | Letter

The place of dexmedetomidine light sedation in patients with acute brain injury

Authors: Simone Carelli, Gennaro De Pascale, Nicoletta Filetici, Maria Grazia Bocci, Gian Marco Maresca, Salvatore Lucio Cutuli, Cecilia Maria Pizzo, Giuseppe Bello, Luca Montini, Anselmo Caricato, Giorgio Conti, Massimo Antonelli

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2019

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To the Editor, …
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Metadata
Title
The place of dexmedetomidine light sedation in patients with acute brain injury
Authors
Simone Carelli
Gennaro De Pascale
Nicoletta Filetici
Maria Grazia Bocci
Gian Marco Maresca
Salvatore Lucio Cutuli
Cecilia Maria Pizzo
Giuseppe Bello
Luca Montini
Anselmo Caricato
Giorgio Conti
Massimo Antonelli
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-019-2637-9

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