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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie

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01-08-2018 | Correspondence

Optimal propofol induction dose in morbidly obese patients: bispectral index guidance is not the answer

Authors: Devi Chiravuri, MD, Kwaku Owusu-Bediako, MBChB, Olubukola O. Nafiu, MD, FRCA, MS

Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie | Issue 8/2018

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Title: Optimal propofol induction dose in morbidly obese patients: bispectral index guidance is not the answer
Authors: Devi Chiravuri, MD
Kwaku Owusu-Bediako, MBChB
Olubukola O. Nafiu, MD, FRCA, MS
Publication date: 01-08-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 8/2018
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-018-1134-y

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