Journal of Critical Care
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 535-544 , December 2009

State of the art: Sedation concepts with volatile anesthetics in critically Ill patients

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2009.01.003

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 535-544 , December 2009